Symmetric Dimethylation of H3R2 is a Newly Identified Histone Mark that Supports Euchromatin Maintenance
Migliori, V., Muller, J., Phalke, S., Low, D., Bezzi, M., Chuenmok, W., Sahu, S.K., Gunaratne, J., Capasso, P., Bassi, C., Cecatiello, V., Demarco, A., Blackstock, W., Kuznetsov, V., Amati, B., Mapelli, M., Guccione, E.(2012) Nat Struct Mol Biol 19: 136
- PubMed: 22231400 
- DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2209
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4A7J - PubMed Abstract: 
The asymmetric dimethylation of histone H3 arginine 2 (H3R2me2a) acts as a repressive mark that antagonizes trimethylation of H3 lysine 4. Here we report that H3R2 is also symmetrically dimethylated (H3R2me2s) by PRMT5 and PRMT7 and present in euchromatic regions ...