Histone lysine (K) demethylases (KDMs) catalyse the demethylation of lysine residue from histone tails. This entry incudes KDM6 subfamily that contains a conserved catalytic Jumonji C (JmjC) domain and includes KDM6A (also known as UTX), KDM6B (also known as JMJD3) and the related histone demethylase UTY [[1-4]. This is the C-terminal helical domain localised adjacent the JmjC domain.

1: A selective jumonji H3K27 demethylase inhibitor modulates the proinflammatory macrophage response. Kruidenier L, Chung CW, Cheng Z, Liddle J, Che K, Joberty G, Bantscheff M, Bountra C, Bridges A, Diallo H, Eberhard D, Hutchinson S, Jones E, Katso R, Leveridge M, Mander PK, Mosley J, Ramirez-Molina C, Rowland P, Schofield CJ, Sheppard RJ, Smith JE, Swales C, Tanner R, Thomas P, Tumber A, Drewes G, Oppermann U, Patel DJ, Lee K, Wilson DM; Nature. 2012;488:404-408. PMID:22842901

2: Structural basis for histone H3 Lys 27 demethylation by UTX/KDM6A. Sengoku T, Yokoyama S; Genes Dev. 2011;25:2266-2277. PMID:22002947

3: Human UTY(KDM6C) is a male-specific N-methyl lysyl demethylase. Walport LJ, Hopkinson RJ, Vollmar M, Madden SK, Gileadi C, Oppermann U, Schofield CJ, Johansson C; J Biol Chem. 2014;289:18302-18313. PMID:24798337

4: Structural analysis of human KDM5B guides histone demethylase inhibitor development. Johansson C, Velupillai S, Tumber A, Szykowska A, Hookway ES, Nowak RP, Strain-Damerell C, Gileadi C, Philpott M, Burgess-Brown N, Wu N, Kopec J, Nuzzi A, Steuber H, Egner U, Badock V, Munro S, LaThangue NB, Westaway S, Brown J, Athanasou N, Prinjha R, Brennan PE, Oppermann U; Nat Chem Biol. 2016;12:539-545. PMID:27214403