Figure 7: The mechanistic models of G9a-dependent, gene-specific regulation of transcription.

(a) c-Myc is a dual-functional transcription factor dependent upon either an acetyl-lysine or methyl-lysine-enriched environment when chronically active G9a promotes its transcriptional activity to repress select genes. (b) Chronically active G9a selectively recruits defined protein complexes into the chromatin of pro-inflammatory genes for their silencing during ET.