Reversal of histone methylation: Biochemical and molecular mechanisms of histone demethylases

Annual Review of Biochemistry

Volumn 79, Issue , 2010, Pages 155-179

  Mosammaparast, Nima ^a   Shi, Yang ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

chromatin; demethylase; epigenetics; transcription

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; HISTONE; HISTONE DEMETHYLASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTEIN JUMONJI C; PROTEIN LSD1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PROTEIN METHYLTRANSFERASE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CYCLE; CHROMATIN; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EUCHROMATIN; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METABOLISM; METHYLATION;

EUKARYOTA;

ANIMALS; HISTONE DEMETHYLASES; HISTONES; HUMANS; METHYLATION; PROTEIN METHYLTRANSFERASES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 77953644347     PISSN: 00664154     EISSN: 00664154     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biochem.78.070907.103946     Document Type: Review

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