KDM8
Sign in to saveAlso known as JMJD5, lysine demethylase 8
Lysine demethylase 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KDM8 gene.
Gene data
KDM8- Name
- lysine demethylase 8
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 27,203,486–27,225,987 (+)
- Aliases
- JMJD5
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000155666
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_001145348.2, NM_024773.3, XM_017023676.2, XM_047434654.1, XM_047434655.1
- RefSeq protein
- NP_001138820.1, NP_079049.2, XP_016879165.1, XP_047290610.1, XP_047290611.1
This gene likely encodes a histone lysine demethylase. Studies of a similar protein in mouse indicate a potential role for this protein as a tumor suppressor. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described.[provided by RefSeq, Feb 2009].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
Cellular component
Pathways
via MyGene.info
Wikidata facts
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- HomoloGene ID
- 49791
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/79831
- genomic end
- 27233089
- genomic start
- 27203508
- cytogenetic location
- 16p12.1
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Lysine demethylase 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KDM8 gene.
==Function==
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