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UTX (gene)

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

UTX (gene)
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Lysine-specific demethylase 6A also known as Ubiquitously transcribed tetratricopeptide repeat, X chromosome (UTX), is a protein which in humans is encoded by the KDM6A gene.[5][6][7] It belongs to the 2-oxoglutarate (2OG)-dependent dioxygenase superfamily.

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The Y-chromosome version of this gene is called UTY.

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Function

UTX has been linked with demethylation of lysine residues on histone, in particular H3K27, resulting in a gene de-repression, a potential means of regulating cellular metabolism.[8]

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