Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables histone H4K20 methyltransferase activity. Involved in several processes, including negative regulation of gene expression, epigenetic; 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).