PRMT1isaproteinargininemethyltransferasethatfunctionsasahistonemethyltransferasespecificforhistoneH4.PRMT1specificallymethylatesarginine-3ofhistoneH4invitroandinvivo.Methylationofarg3byPRMT1facilitatessubsequentacetylationofhistoneH4tailsbyp300.PRMT1performsmethylationofarg31ofSTAT1andthisisrequiredfortranscriptioninducedbyIFN-alpha/IFN-beta.ArgininemethylationofSTAT1isanadditionalposttranslationalmodificationregulatingtranscriptionfactorfunction,andalterationofargininemethylationmightberespons
IBLeforthelackofinterferonresponsivenessobservedinmanymalignancies.TypeIPRMTs((CARM1,PRMT1,PRMT2,PRMT3,PRMT6,andPRMT8)catalyzeasymmetricdimethylarginine(ADMA),whiletypeIIPRMTs(e.g.PRMTs5and7)catalyzeSDMA.PRMT1istheprimarymethyltransferasethatdepositstheADMAmark,anditaccountsforover90%ofthistypeofmethylation.