Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Enables histone H4K20 methyltransferase activity. Involved in regulation of stem cell differentiation; regulation of stem cell division; and retrotransposon silencing by heterochromatin formation. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; heart; hemolymphoid system; incisor; and skeletal musculature. Orthologous to human SMYD5 (SMYD family member 5).
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