NOP2/Sun Domain Family, Member 3 (NSUN3)

NSUN3 is a 340 amino acid protein that belongs to the methyltransferase superfamily and is thought to function as an S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase. The gene encoding NSUN3 maps to human chromosome 3, which houses over 1,100 genes, including a chemokine receptor (CKR) gene cluster and a variety of human cancer-related gene loci. Key tumor suppressing genes on chromosome 3 include those that encode the apoptosis mediator RASSF1, the cell migration regulator HYAL1 and the angiogenesis suppressor SEMA3B. Marfan syndrome, porphyria, von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease are a few of the numerous genetic diseases associated with chromosome 3.