Biology:UTX (gene)

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Lysine-specific demethylase 6A also known as Ubiquitously transcribed tetratricopeptide repeat, X chromosome (UTX), is a protein which in humans is encoded by the KDM6A gene.[1][2][3] It belongs to the 2-oxoglutarate (2OG)-dependent dioxygenase superfamily.

Function

UTX has been linked with demethylation of lysine residues on histone, in particular H3K27, resulting in a gene de-repression, a potential means of regulating cellular metabolism.[4]

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: KDM6A lysine demethylase 6A". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=7403. 
  2. "Functional coherence of the human Y chromosome". Science 278 (5338): 675–80. October 1997. doi:10.1126/science.278.5338.675. PMID 9381176. Bibcode1997Sci...278..675L. 
  3. "The UTX gene escapes X inactivation in mice and humans". Hum. Mol. Genet. 7 (4): 737–42. April 1998. doi:10.1093/hmg/7.4.737. PMID 9499428. 
  4. "Demethylation of H3K27 regulates polycomb recruitment and H2A ubiquitination". Science 318 (5849): 447–50. October 2007. doi:10.1126/science.1149042. PMID 17761849. Bibcode2007Sci...318..447L. 

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