histone methyltransferase activity (H4-K20 specific)

id: GO:0042799
name: histone methyltransferase activity (H4-K20 specific)
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + histone H4 L-lysine (position 20) = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + histone H4 N6-methyl-L-lysine (position 20). This reaction is the addition of a methyl group onto lysine at position 20 of the histone H4 protein.

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