Definitions for jumonji domain-containing histone demethylases
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Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases
A family of histone demethylases that share a conserved Jumonji C domain. The enzymes function via an iron-dependent dioxygenase mechanism that couples the conversion of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate to the hydroxylation of N-methyl groups.
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