This entry represents the AWS (associated with SET domain) domain [1]. This is a zinc binding domain. The full AWS domain contains 8 cysteines. This entry represents the N-terminal part of the domain, with the C-terminal part interwoven with the SET domain.

1: Crystal structure of the human histone methyltransferase ASH1L catalytic domain and its implications for the regulatory mechanism. An S, Yeo KJ, Jeon YH, Song JJ; J Biol Chem. 2011;286:8369-8374. PMID:21239497

2: Sinefungin derivatives as inhibitors and structure probes of protein lysine methyltransferase SETD2. Zheng W, Ibanez G, Wu H, Blum G, Zeng H, Dong A, Li F, Hajian T, Allali-Hassani A, Amaya MF, Siarheyeva A, Yu W, Brown PJ, Schapira M, Vedadi M, Min J, Luo M; J Am Chem Soc. 2012;134:18004-18014. PMID:23043551

3: The structure of NSD1 reveals an autoregulatory mechanism underlying histone H3K36 methylation. Qiao Q, Li Y, Chen Z, Wang M, Reinberg D, Xu RM; J Biol Chem. 2011;286:8361-8368. PMID:21196496