histone-arginine N-methyltransferase activity

id: GO:0008469
name: histone-arginine N-methyltransferase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + (histone)-arginine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + (histone)-N-methyl-arginine.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0035642histone methyltransferase activity (H3-R17 specific)
GO:0044020histone methyltransferase activity (H4-R3 specific)
GO:0070611histone methyltransferase activity (H3-R2 specific)
GO:0070612histone methyltransferase activity (H2A-R3 specific)

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0016274protein-arginine N-methyltransferase activity
GO:0042054histone methyltransferase activity