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NameLysine-specific demethylase 4A
Synonyms
  • 1.14.11.-
  • JHDM3A
  • JmjC domain-containing histone demethylation protein 3A
  • JMJD2
  • JMJD2A
  • Jumonji domain-containing protein 2A
  • KIAA0677
Gene NameKDM4A
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0008939|Lysine-specific demethylase 4A
MASESETLNPSARIMTFYPTMEEFRNFSRYIAYIESQGAHRAGLAKVVPPKEWKPRASYD
DIDDLVIPAPIQQLVTGQSGLFTQYNIQKKAMTVREFRKIANSDKYCTPRYSEFEELERK
YWKNLTFNPPIYGADVNGTLYEKHVDEWNIGRLRTILDLVEKESGITIEGVNTPYLYFGM
WKTSFAWHTEDMDLYSINYLHFGEPKSWYSVPPEHGKRLERLAKGFFPGSAQSCEAFLRH
KMTLISPLMLKKYGIPFDKVTQEAGEFMITFPYGYHAGFNHGFNCAESTNFATRRWIEYG
KQAVLCSCRKDMVKISMDVFVRKFQPERYKLWKAGKDNTVIDHTLPTPEAAEFLKESELP
PRAGNEEECPEEDMEGVEDGEEGDLKTSLAKHRIGTKRHRVCLEIPQEVSQSELFPKEDL
SSEQYEMTECPAALAPVRPTHSSVRQVEDGLTFPDYSDSTEVKFEELKNVKLEEEDEEEE
QAAAALDLSVNPASVGGRLVFSGSKKKSSSSLGSGSSRDSISSDSETSEPLSCRAQGQTG
VLTVHSYAKGDGRVTVGEPCTRKKGSAARSFSERELAEVADEYMFSLEENKKSKGRRQPL
SKLPRHHPLVLQECVSDDETSEQLTPEEEAEETEAWAKPLSQLWQNRPPNFEAEKEFNET
MAQQAPHCAVCMIFQTYHQVEFGGFNQNCGNASDLAPQKQRTKPLIPEMCFTSTGCSTDI
NLSTPYLEEDGTSILVSCKKCSVRVHASCYGVPPAKASEDWMCSRCSANALEEDCCLCSL
RGGALQRANDDRWVHVSCAVAILEARFVNIAERSPVDVSKIPLPRFKLKCIFCKKRRKRT
AGCCVQCSHGRCPTAFHVSCAQAAGVMMQPDDWPFVVFITCFRHKIPNLERAKGALQSIT
AGQKVISKHKNGRFYQCEVVRLTTETFYEVNFDDGSFSDNLYPEDIVSQDCLQFGPPAEG
EVVQVRWTDGQVYGAKFVASHPIQMYQVEFEDGSQLVVKRDDVYTLDEELPKRVKSRLSV
ASDMRFNEIFTEKEVKQEKKRQRVINSRYREDYIEPALYRAIME
Number of residues1064
Molecular Weight120661.265
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • ubiquitin protein ligase binding
  • methylated histone binding
  • histone demethylase activity (H3-K36 specific)
  • zinc ion binding
Processes
  • double-strand break repair
  • transcription, DNA-templated
  • negative regulation of gene expression
  • negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
  • viral process
  • negative regulation of autophagy
  • chromatin organization
  • cardiac muscle hypertrophy in response to stress
  • histone demethylation
  • histone H3-K36 demethylation
  • DNA repair
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • nucleus
  • nucleolus
  • nucleoplasm
General FunctionZinc ion binding
Specific FunctionHistone demethylase that specifically demethylates 'Lys-9' and 'Lys-36' residues of histone H3, thereby playing a central role in histone code. Does not demethylate histone H3 'Lys-4', H3 'Lys-27' nor H4 'Lys-20'. Demethylates trimethylated H3 'Lys-9' and H3 'Lys-36' residue, while it has no activity on mono- and dimethylated residues. Demethylation of Lys residue generates formaldehyde and succinate. Participates in transcriptional repression of ASCL2 and E2F-responsive promoters via the recruitment of histone deacetylases and NCOR1, respectively.Isoform 2: Crucial for muscle differentiation, promotes transcriptional activation of the Myog gene by directing the removal of repressive chromatin marks at its promoter. Lacks the N-terminal demethylase domain.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDO75164
UniProtKB Entry NameKDM4A_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017640|Lysine-specific demethylase 4A (KDM4A)
ATGGCTTCTGAGTCTGAAACTCTGAATCCCAGTGCTAGGATAATGACCTTTTATCCAACT
ATGGAAGAGTTCCGAAACTTCAGTAGATACATTGCCTACATTGAATCCCAAGGAGCTCAT
CGGGCAGGGCTAGCCAAGGTTGTTCCTCCAAAAGAGTGGAAGCCACGAGCATCCTATGAT
GACATTGATGATTTGGTCATTCCTGCCCCCATTCAACAGCTGGTGACGGGGCAGTCTGGC
CTCTTTACTCAGTACAACATACAGAAGAAAGCCATGACTGTTCGAGAGTTCCGCAAGATA
GCCAATAGCGATAAGTACTGTACCCCACGCTATAGTGAGTTTGAAGAGCTCGAGCGGAAA
TACTGGAAAAATCTTACATTCAATCCTCCAATCTATGGTGCAGATGTGAATGGTACCCTC
TATGAAAAGCATGTTGATGAGTGGAATATTGGCCGGCTGAGAACAATCCTGGACTTGGTG
GAAAAGGAGAGTGGGATCACCATTGAGGGTGTGAACACCCCATACCTGTACTTTGGCATG
TGGAAGACATCCTTTGCTTGGCACACTGAAGACATGGACCTCTACAGCATCAACTACCTG
CACTTTGGAGAACCAAAGTCCTGGTACTCTGTTCCACCTGAGCATGGAAAGCGGTTGGAA
CGCCTCGCCAAAGGCTTTTTCCCAGGAAGTGCTCAAAGCTGTGAGGCATTTCTCCGCCAC
AAGATGACCCTGATTTCCCCGTTAATGCTGAAGAAATATGGAATTCCCTTTGACAAGGTG
ACTCAAGAGGCTGGAGAGTTTATGATCACTTTCCCTTATGGTTACCATGCCGGCTTTAAC
CATGGTTTTAACTGTGCGGAGTCTACCAATTTTGCTACCCGTCGGTGGATTGAGTACGGC
AAGCAAGCTGTGCTGTGCTCCTGTAGAAAGGACATGGTGAAGATCTCCATGGATGTGTTT
GTGAGAAAGTTCCAGCCAGAAAGGTACAAACTTTGGAAAGCTGGGAAGGACAACACAGTT
ATTGACCATACTCTGCCCACGCCAGAAGCAGCTGAGTTTCTTAAGGAGAGTGAACTGCCT
CCAAGAGCTGGCAACGAGGAGGAGTGCCCAGAGGAGGACATGGAAGGGGTGGAGGATGGA
GAGGAAGGAGACCTGAAGACAAGCCTGGCCAAGCACCGAATAGGGACAAAGAGGCACCGA
GTTTGTCTTGAAATACCACAGGAGGTGAGTCAGAGTGAGCTCTTCCCCAAGGAGGATCTG
AGTTCTGAGCAGTATGAGATGACGGAGTGCCCGGCAGCCCTCGCCCCTGTGAGGCCCACC
CATAGCTCTGTGCGGCAAGTTGAGGATGGTCTTACCTTCCCAGATTATTCTGACTCCACT
GAAGTCAAATTTGAAGAGCTTAAAAATGTCAAACTAGAAGAGGAGGATGAGGAGGAAGAA
CAAGCAGCAGCTGCCTTGGATCTTTCTGTGAATCCTGCGTCTGTAGGGGGACGCCTTGTC
TTCTCAGGCTCCAAAAAGAAATCATCTTCTAGCCTGGGCTCTGGCTCTTCACGGGATTCT
ATCTCTTCTGATTCAGAAACTAGTGAGCCTCTCTCCTGCCGAGCCCAAGGGCAAACGGGA
GTTCTCACTGTGCACAGTTATGCCAAAGGGGATGGCAGGGTCACTGTGGGAGAGCCATGC
ACGAGGAAGAAAGGAAGCGCCGCTAGAAGTTTCAGTGAGCGGGAGCTGGCAGAGGTTGCA
GATGAATACATGTTTTCCCTAGAAGAGAATAAGAAGTCCAAGGGACGCCGTCAGCCTTTA
AGCAAGCTCCCCCGCCATCACCCACTTGTGCTGCAGGAGTGTGTCAGTGATGATGAGACA
TCTGAACAGCTGACCCCTGAGGAAGAGGCTGAGGAGACAGAGGCCTGGGCCAAGCCTCTG
AGCCAACTGTGGCAGAACCGACCTCCAAACTTTGAGGCTGAGAAGGAATTCAATGAGACC
ATGGCCCAACAGGCCCCTCACTGCGCTGTCTGTATGATCTTCCAGACTTATCATCAGGTT
GAATTTGGAGGCTTTAATCAGAACTGTGGAAATGCTTCAGATTTAGCCCCCCAGAAGCAG
AGGACCAAGCCATTGATTCCAGAAATGTGCTTCACTTCGACTGGCTGCAGCACGGACATC
AACCTTTCTACTCCTTATCTTGAGGAGGATGGCACCAGCATACTCGTTTCCTGCAAGAAG
TGCAGCGTCCGGGTCCATGCCAGTTGCTATGGGGTCCCCCCTGCAAAGGCTTCTGAAGAC
TGGATGTGTTCTCGGTGTTCAGCCAATGCCCTAGAGGAGGACTGCTGTTTATGCTCATTA
CGAGGAGGGGCCCTGCAGAGAGCAAATGATGACAGGTGGGTCCACGTTTCATGTGCTGTG
GCAATTCTGGAAGCAAGGTTTGTCAACATTGCAGAAAGAAGTCCGGTGGATGTGAGCAAA
ATCCCCCTGCCCCGCTTCAAACTGAAATGTATCTTCTGTAAGAAGCGGAGGAAAAGAACT
GCTGGCTGCTGTGTGCAGTGTTCTCACGGCCGCTGCCCAACTGCCTTCCATGTGAGCTGC
GCCCAGGCTGCCGGTGTGATGATGCAGCCTGACGACTGGCCTTTTGTGGTCTTCATTACC
TGCTTTCGGCACAAGATTCCTAATTTGGAGCGTGCCAAGGGGGCCTTGCAAAGCATCACT
GCAGGCCAGAAAGTCATTAGCAAGCATAAGAACGGGCGCTTCTACCAGTGTGAAGTGGTC
AGGCTCACCACCGAGACCTTCTATGAAGTCAACTTTGATGATGGCTCCTTCAGCGACAAT
CTTTATCCTGAGGACATAGTGAGCCAGGACTGTCTCCAGTTTGGTCCTCCTGCTGAAGGG
GAAGTGGTCCAAGTGAGATGGACAGACGGCCAAGTCTATGGAGCCAAGTTTGTGGCCTCC
CACCCTATCCAAATGTACCAGGTGGAGTTTGAGGATGGCTCACAACTTGTGGTTAAGAGA
GATGATGTATACACACTGGATGAAGAGCTTCCCAAGAGAGTCAAATCTAGACTGTCAGTA
GCCTCAGACATGCGCTTCAATGAGATTTTCACAGAGAAAGAGGTTAAGCAAGAAAAGAAA
CGGCAACGAGTTATCAACTCAAGATACCGGGAAGATTATATTGAGCCTGCACTATACCGG
GCCATCATGGAGTAG
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:22978
Chromosome Location1
LocusNot Available
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