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KDM1B

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. 1.0 1.1 “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

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.


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