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Abstract
Enzymes that catalyse the removal of methyl groups from LYSINE or ARGININE residues found on HISTONES. Many histone demethylases generally function through an oxidoreductive mechanism.
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- Histone Demethylase
- Demethylase, Histone
- Demethylases, Histone
- Histone Arginine Demethylases
- Histone Lysine Demethylase
- Histone Lysine Demethylases
- Arginine Demethylases, Histone
- Demethylase, Histone Lysine
- Demethylases, Histone Arginine
- Demethylases, Histone Lysine
- Lysine Demethylase, Histone
- Lysine Demethylases, Histone
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2010
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Histone Demethylases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056466. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056466
- Histone Demethylases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76721828