Yan Meina, Yang Xinxin, Wang Hui, Shao Qixiang
Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China.
Am J Transl Res. 2018 Aug 15;10(8):2222-2233. eCollection 2018.
The discovery of histone demethylases has revealed the dynamic nature of the regulation of histone methylation. KDM2B is an important histone lysine demethylase that removes methyl from H3K36me2 and H3K4me3. It participates in many aspects of normal cellular processes such as cell senescence, cell differentiation and stem cell self-renewal. Recent studies also showed that KDM2B was overexpressed in various types of cancers. This review focuses primarily on the current knowledge of KDM2B and its function in cancer development.
组蛋白去甲基化酶的发现揭示了组蛋白甲基化调控的动态本质。KDM2B是一种重要的组蛋白赖氨酸去甲基化酶，可去除H3K36me2和H3K4me3上的甲基。它参与正常细胞过程的许多方面，如细胞衰老、细胞分化和干细胞自我更新。最近的研究还表明，KDM2B在各种类型的癌症中过表达。本综述主要关注KDM2B的现有知识及其在癌症发展中的作用。
