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JMJD3 is a histone H3K27 demethylase.
Cell research - 1 Oct 2007
Xiang Yang, Zhu Ziqi, Han Gang, Lin Hanqing, Xu Longyong, Chen Charlie Degui
Abstract excerpt
Histone methylation is an important epigenetic phenomenon that participates in a diverse array of cellular processes and has been found to be associated with cancer. Recent identification of several histone demethylases has proved that histone methylation is a reversible process. Through a candidate approach, we have biochemically identified JMJD3 as an H3K27 demethylase. Transfection of JMJD3 into HeLa cells...
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