Structural highlights
Function
[KDM1B_HUMAN] Histone demethylase that demethylates 'Lys-4' of histone H3, a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional activation, thereby acting as a corepressor. Required for de novo DNA methylation of a subset of imprinted genes during oogenesis. Acts by oxidizing the substrate by FAD to generate the corresponding imine that is subsequently hydrolyzed. Demethylates both mono- and di-methylated 'Lys-4' of histone H3. Has no effect on tri-methylated 'Lys-4', mono-, di- or tri-methylated 'Lys-9', mono-, di- or tri-methylated 'Lys-27', mono-, di- or tri-methylated 'Lys-36' of histone H3, or on mono-, di- or tri-methylated 'Lys-20' of histone H4 (By similarity).
Publication Abstract from PubMed
LSD1 and LSD2 are homologous histone demethylases with opposite biological outcomes related to chromatin silencing and transcription elongation, respectively. Unlike LSD1, LSD2 nucleosome-demethylase activity relies on a specific linker peptide from the multidomain protein NPAC. We used single-particle cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM), in combination with kinetic and mutational analysis, to analyze the mechanisms underlying the function of the human LSD2/NPAC-linker/nucleosome complex. Weak interactions between LSD2 and DNA enable multiple binding modes for the association of the demethylase to the nucleosome. The demethylase thereby captures mono- and dimethyl Lys4 of the H3 tail to afford histone demethylation. Our studies also establish that the dehydrogenase domain of NPAC serves as a catalytically inert oligomerization module. While LSD1/CoREST forms a nucleosome docking platform at silenced gene promoters, LSD2/NPAC is a multifunctional enzyme complex with flexible linkers, tailored for rapid chromatin modification, in conjunction with the advance of the RNA polymerase on actively transcribed genes.
A Tail-Based Mechanism Drives Nucleosome Demethylation by the LSD2/NPAC Multimeric Complex.,Marabelli C, Marrocco B, Pilotto S, Chittori S, Picaud S, Marchese S, Ciossani G, Forneris F, Filippakopoulos P, Schoehn G, Rhodes D, Subramaniam S, Mattevi A Cell Rep. 2019 Apr 9;27(2):387-399.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.03.061. PMID:30970244[1]
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References
- ↑ Marabelli C, Marrocco B, Pilotto S, Chittori S, Picaud S, Marchese S, Ciossani G, Forneris F, Filippakopoulos P, Schoehn G, Rhodes D, Subramaniam S, Mattevi A. A Tail-Based Mechanism Drives Nucleosome Demethylation by the LSD2/NPAC Multimeric Complex. Cell Rep. 2019 Apr 9;27(2):387-399.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.03.061. PMID:30970244 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2019.03.061
