3puq

Structural highlights

Function

[KDM7_CAEEL] Histone demethylase required for nervous system development. Specifically demethylates dimethylated 'Lys-9' and 'Lys-27' (H3K9me2 and H3K27me2, respectively) of histone H3, thereby playing a central role in histone code.^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. ↑ Lin H, Wang Y, Wang Y, Tian F, Pu P, Yu Y, Mao H, Yang Y, Wang P, Hu L, Lin Y, Liu Y, Xu Y, Chen CD. Coordinated regulation of active and repressive histone methylations by a dual-specificity histone demethylase ceKDM7A from Caenorhabditis elegans. Cell Res. 2010 Aug;20(8):899-907. doi: 10.1038/cr.2010.84. Epub 2010 Jun 22. PMID:20567262 doi:10.1038/cr.2010.84
2. ↑ Kleine-Kohlbrecher D, Christensen J, Vandamme J, Abarrategui I, Bak M, Tommerup N, Shi X, Gozani O, Rappsilber J, Salcini AE, Helin K. A functional link between the histone demethylase PHF8 and the transcription factor ZNF711 in X-linked mental retardation. Mol Cell. 2010 Apr 23;38(2):165-78. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.03.002. Epub 2010 , Mar 25. PMID:20346720 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2010.03.002
3. ↑ Yang Y, Hu L, Wang P, Hou H, Lin Y, Liu Y, Li Z, Gong R, Feng X, Zhou L, Zhang W, Dong Y, Yang H, Lin H, Wang Y, Chen CD, Xu Y. Structural insights into a dual-specificity histone demethylase ceKDM7A from Caenorhabditis elegans. Cell Res. 2010 Aug;20(8):886-98. Epub 2010 Jun 22. PMID:20567261 doi:10.1038/cr.2010.86
4. ↑ Xu W, Yang H, Liu Y, Yang Y, Wang P, Kim SH, Ito S, Yang C, Wang P, Xiao MT, Liu LX, Jiang WQ, Liu J, Zhang JY, Wang B, Frye S, Zhang Y, Xu YH, Lei QY, Guan KL, Zhao SM, Xiong Y. Oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate is a competitive inhibitor of alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases. Cancer Cell. 2011 Jan 18;19(1):17-30. PMID:21251613 doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2010.12.014