Histone lysine (K) demethylases (KDMs) catalyse the demethylation of lysine residue from histone tails. This entry includes 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 (also known as KMD6C) [1,2]. This entry represents the Zn2+-coordinated GATA-like (GATAL) domain [1,2], which seems to be sensitive to redox environment. It is involved in substrate binding [3].

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: 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

3: 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