Chromatin and oxygen sensing in the context of JmjC histone demethylases

Alena Shmakova, Michael Batie, Jimena Druker, Sonia Rocha (Lead / Corresponding author)

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    Abstract

    Responding appropriately to changes in oxygen availability is essential for multicellular organism survival. Molecularly, cells have evolved intricate gene expression programmes to handle this stressful condition. Although it is appreciated that gene expression is co-ordinated by changes in transcription and translation in hypoxia, much less is known about how chromatin changes allow for transcription to take place. The missing link between co-ordinating chromatin structure and the hypoxiainduced transcriptional programme could be in the form of a class of dioxygenases called JmjC (Jumonji C) enzymes, the majority of which are histone demethylases. In the present review, we will focus on the function of JmjC histone demethylases, and howthese could act as oxygen sensors for chromatin in hypoxia. The current knowledge concerning the role of JmjC histone demethylases in the process of organism development and human disease will also be reviewed. © 2014 The Author(s) This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC-BY).

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)385-395
    Number of pages11
    JournalBiochemical Journal
    Volume462
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Sept 2014

    Keywords

    • Chromatin
    • Chromatin remodeller
    • Histone methylation
    • Hypoxia
    • Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)
    • Jumonji C(jmjc)
    • Transcription

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Cell Biology
    • Molecular Biology

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