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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Daniela Kleine-Kohlbrecher
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-20673 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Molecular cell 20100325 2
X-linked mental retardation (XLMR) is an inherited disorder that mostly affects males and is caused by mutations in genes located on the X chromosome. Here, we show that the XLMR protein PHF8 and a C. elegans homolog F29B9.2 catalyze demethylation of di- and monomethylated lysine 9 of histone H3 (H3K9me2/me1). The PHD domain of PHF8 binds to H3K4me3 and colocalizes with H3K4me3 at transcription initiation sites. Furthermore, PHF8 interacts with another XMLR protein, ZNF711, which binds to a subs ...[more]