Description
KDM4C (lysine (K)-specific demethylase 4C), also known as JMJD2C (Jumonji Domain Containing 2C) is a nuclear protein that functions as a trimethylation-specific histone demethylase that preferentially demethylates trimethylated lysine 9 (K9me3) and lysine 36 (K36me3) residues of histone H3, converting these trimethylated histone residues to dimethylated form. KDM4C has no activity for mono- and dimethylated H3K9 and H3K36. Chromosomal aberrations and overexpression of KDM4C are associated with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. KDM4C regulates colonosphere formation in colorectal cancers by mediating the crosstalk between Wnt and Notch signaling pathways