KDM1B

Lysine (K)-specific demethylase 1B
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
Symbols KDM1B ; AOF1; C6orf193; LSD2; bA204B7.3; dJ298J15.2
External IDs OMIM: 613081 HomoloGene: 131158 GeneCards: KDM1B Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 221656 n/a
Ensembl ENSG00000165097 n/a
UniProt Q8NB78 n/a
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_153042 n/a
RefSeq (protein) NP_694587 n/a
Location (UCSC) Chr 6:
18.16 – 18.22 Mb
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PubMed search n/a

Lysine (K)-specific demethylase 1B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KDM1B gene.[1]

Function

Flavin-dependent histone demethylases, such as KDM1B, regulate histone lysine methylation, an epigenetic mark that regulates gene expression and chromatin function.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: Lysine (K)-specific demethylase 1B".
  2. Karytinos A, Forneris F, Profumo A, Ciossani G, Battaglioli E, Binda C, Mattevi A (Jun 2009). "A novel mammalian flavin-dependent histone demethylase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 284 (26): 17775–82. doi:10.1074/jbc.M109.003087. PMC 2719416. PMID 19407342.

Further reading

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