Description
LSD1 (Lysine-specific demethylase 1, also designated KDM1A) was identified as a subunit of different complexes (such as CTBP, CoREST, NuRD or BRAF35). LSD1 is involved in transcriptional repression of genes through the demethylation of Histone H3 monomethyl Lys4 and Histone H3 dimethyl Lys4, a methylation site associated with transcriptional activation. LSD1 is also involved in transcriptional activation through the demethylation of Histone H3 monomethyl Lys9 and Histone H3 dimethyl Lys9, a modification often associated with transcriptional repression. LSD1 is also able to demethylate Lys370me1 and Lys370me2 in the regulatory domain of the tumor suppressor p53. LSD1 is a flavin-dependent amine oxidase