Term Name: protein-lysine N-methyltransferase activity
Synonyms: protein lysine methylase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosyl-L-methionine to the epsilon-amino group of a lysine residue in a protein substrate.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016279]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: lysine N-methyltransferase activity protein methyltransferase activity
has subtype: [cytochrome c]-lysine N-methyltransferase activity calmodulin-lysine N-methyltransferase activity histone H3K4 methyltransferase activity histone H3K9 methyltransferase activity histone H3K27 methyltransferase activity histone H3K36 methyltransferase activity histone H3K37 methyltransferase activity histone H3K56 methyltransferase activity histone H3K79 methyltransferase activity histone H4K12 methyltransferase activity histone H4K20 methyltransferase activity