Gene content    
DNMT3B ( by HUGO)
DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 3 Beta
Other
DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 3 Beta
M.HsaIIIB
DNA Methyltransferase HsaIIIB
DNA MTase HsaIIIB
EC 2.1.1.37
ICF1
ICF
DNA (Cytosine-5)-Methyltransferase 3B
Dnmt3b
NCBI: 20q11.2    Ensembl: 20q11.21
DNM3B_HUMANSize: 853 amino acidsMass: 95751 Da

  • Subunit: Interacts with BAZ2A/TIP5, SUV39H1 and CBX4. Interacts with UHRF1 (By similarity). Interacts with DNMT1 and DNMT3A, SETDB1, UBL1, UBE2I9 and ZHX1. Interacts with the PRC2/EED-EZH2 complex 2 PDB 3D structures from [IMAGE] and Proteopedia [IMAGE] for DNMT3B: 3FLG (3D) [IMAGE] 3QKJ (3D) [IMAGE]
  • Tissue specificity: Ubiquitous; highly expressed in fetal liver, heart, kidney, placenta, and at lower levels in spleen, colon, brain, liver, small intestine, lung, peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and skeletal muscle. Isoform 1 is expressed in all tissues except brain, s
  • Function:
    Required for genome-wide de novo methylation and is essential for the establishment of DNA methylation patterns during development. DNA methylation is coordinated with methylation of histones. May preferentially methylates nucleosomal DNA within the nucleosome core region. May function as transcriptional co-repressor by associating with CBX4 and independently of DNA methylation. Seems to be involved in gene silencing (By similarity). In association with DNMT1 and via the recruitment of CTCFL/BORIS, involved in activation of BAG1 gene expression by modulating dimethylation of promoter histone H3 at H3K4 and H3K9. Isoforms 4 and 5 are probably not functional due to the deletion of two conserved methyltransferase motifs. Function as transcriptional corepressor by associating with ZHX1
                          
    Required for genome-wide de novo methylation and is essential for the establishment of DNA methylation patterns during development. DNA methylation is coordinated with methylation of histones. May preferentially methylates nucleosomal DNA within the nucleosome core region. May function as transcriptional co-repressor by associating with CBX4 and independently of DNA methylation. Seems to be involved in gene silencing (By similarity). In association with DNMT1 and via the recruitment of CTCFL/BORIS, involved in activation of BAG1 gene expression by modulating dimethylation of promoter histone H3 at H3K4 and H3K9. Isoforms 4 and 5 are probably not functional due to the deletion of two conserved methyltransferase motifs. Function as transcriptional corepressor by associating with ZHX1
  • Catalytic activity:
    S-adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + DNA containing 5-methylcytosine
  • Similarity:
    Belongs to the class I-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily. C5-methyltransferase family
                          
    Contains 1 ADD domain
                          
    Contains 1 GATA-type zinc finger
                          
    Contains 1 PHD-type zinc finger
                          
    Contains 1 PWWP domain
                          
    Contains 1 SAM-dependent MTase C5-type do
  • Protein Domain/Family    
    Source ID Domain Name Type
    InterProIPR000313PWWP_domPWWPDomain
    IPR001525C5_MeTfraseC-5 cytosine-specific DNA methylaseFamily
    IPR011011Znf_FYVE_PHDZinc finger, FYVE/PHD-typeDomain
    BlocksIPB001525C-5 cytosine-specific DNA methylaseC-5 cytosine-specific DNA methylase

    Gene Ontology    
    Type Term Evidence Source Pub
    Biological Process C-5 methylation of cytosine TAS GOA 10433969
    C-5 methylation of cytosine NAS GOA 10647011
    C-5 methylation of cytosine IDA GOA 16543361
    DNA methylation NAS GOA 10555141
    DNA methylation TAS GOA 10433969
    negative regulation of histone H3-K9 methylation IMP GOA 18413740
    negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter IDA GOA 17303076
    positive regulation of gene expression IMP GOA 18413740
    positive regulation of histone H3-K4 methylation IMP GOA 18413740
    Molecular Function DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity TAS GOA 10433969
    DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity NAS GOA 10647011
    DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity IDA GOA 16543361
    DNA-methyltransferase activity NAS GOA 10325416
    protein binding IPI GOA 11735126
    transcription corepressor activity IMP GOA 18567530
    transcription corepressor activity IDA GOA 17303076

    Disorder & Mutation    
    Source Disease
    SWISS-PROTImmunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies syndrome 1 (ICF1) [MIM:242860]: A rare disorder characterized by a variable immunodeficiency resulting in recurrent infections, facial anomalies, and branching of chromosomes 1, 9, and 16. Other variable symptoms include growth retardation, failure to thrive, and psychomotor retardation. Laboratory studies show limited hypomethylation of DNA in a small fraction of the genome in some, but not all, patients. Note=The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry

    DNMT3B cross reference    
    PubMed OMIM Entrez Gene NCKU SNP Nucleotide UniProt Genome Data Viewer HomoloGene