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Gene information for DNMT3L (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID29947
Official gene symbolDNMT3L
Full nameDNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase 3-like
Aliases,MGC1090,
Gene summaryCpG methylation is an epigenetic modification that is important for embryonic development, imprinting, and X-chromosome inactivation. Studies in mice have demonstrated that DNA methylation is required for mammalian development. This gene encodes a nuclear protein with similarity to DNA methyltransferases. This protein is not thought to function as a DNA methyltransferase as it does not contain the amino acid residues necessary for methyltransferase activity. However, this protein does stimulate de novo methylation by DNA cytosine methyltransferase 3 alpha and it is thought to be required for the establishment of maternal genomic imprints. This protein also mediates transcriptional repression through interaction with histone deacetylase 1. Alternative splicing results in two transcript variants. An additional splice variant has been described but its biological validity has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 21   Locus: 21q22.3
Gene position45682099 - 45666223  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size15877 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID606588