Term Name: protein-arginine N-methyltransferase activity
Synonyms: PRMT activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + (protein)-arginine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + (protein)-N-methyl-arginine.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016274]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: arginine N-methyltransferase activity protein methyltransferase activity
has subtype: histone arginine N-methyltransferase activity histone H2AR3 methyltransferase activity histone H3R2 methyltransferase activity histone H3R8 methyltransferase activity histone H3R17 methyltransferase activity histone H3R26 methyltransferase activity histone H4R3 methyltransferase activity protein arginine N5-methyltransferase activity protein-arginine omega-N asymmetric methyltransferase activity protein-arginine omega-N monomethyltransferase activity protein-arginine omega-N symmetric methyltransferase activity