This gene belongs to the protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) family. The encoded enzyme catalyzes the methylation of guanidino nitrogens of arginyl residues of proteins. The enzyme acts specifically on histones and other chromatin-associated proteins and is involved in regulation of gene expression. The enzyme may act in association with other proteins or within multi-protein complexes and may play a role in cell type-specific functions and cell lineage specification. A related pseudogene is located on chromosome 9. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2013]
Forensic Context
A study in human patients with acute myocardial infarction identified CARM1 as a key hub gene involved in disease progression, where it was significantly negatively correlated with hematopoietic stem cell types and positively correlated with T cells and B cells [Song et al. DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2022.894129].