posted on 2018-03-27, 08:33authored byRichard Hopkinson, R Hancock, M Abboud, T Smart, E Flashman, A Kawamura, C Schofield
The JmjC histone demethylases (KDMs) play important roles in modulating histone methylation states and have the potential to be regulated by oxygen availability. Lys‐241 of the KDM4 subfamily is proposed to be important in oxygen binding by KDM4A. We report evidence that, although K241 is unlikely to be directly involved in oxygen binding, it has an important role in coupling 2‐oxoglutarate cosubstrate oxidation with lysine demethylase activity. The results suggest that compounds promoting uncoupling of substrate oxidation are of interest as JmjC‐KDM inhibitors.
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Citation
ChemBioChem, 2018
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/Organisation/COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING/Department of Chemistry
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