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KDM1B

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

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Citations
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Source
KDM1B
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesKDM1B, AOF1, C6orf193, LSD2, bA204B7.3, dJ298J15.2, lysine demethylase 1B
External IDsOMIM: 613081; MGI: 2145261; HomoloGene: 131158; GeneCards: KDM1B; OMA:KDM1B - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_153042
NM_001364614

NM_172262

RefSeq (protein)

NP_694587
NP_001351543

NP_758466
NP_001389837
NP_001389838

Location (UCSC)Chr 6: 18.16 – 18.22 MbChr 13: 47.2 – 47.24 Mb
PubMed search34
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Lysine (K)-specific demethylase 1B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KDM1B gene.5

Function

Flavin-dependent histone demethylases, such as KDM1B, regulate histone lysine methylation, an epigenetic mark that regulates gene expression and chromatin function.56

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000165097Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000038080Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: Lysine (K)-specific demethylase 1B".
  6. 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

Further reading

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