title: Lysine-specific demethylase 1 as a potential therapeutic target.
abstract: Chromatin is a highly dynamic structure that undergoes a variety of chemical modifications. These modifications mediate alterations of the chromatin architecture, generate binding platforms that are recognized by other proteins, and are important elements of epigenetic gene regulation. An array of antagonizing histone modifying enzymes that catalyze the attachment and removal of a number of chemical groups has been described and their biologic role has been an intense area of research. With the recent discovery of the first histone demethylase, lysine-specific demethylase-1, a dynamic view of histone methylation was born. As a deeper understanding of their involvement in transcriptional regulation is gained, histone demethylases are becoming increasingly interesting targets for drug development.
authors.affiliation: The Rockefeller University, Laboratory of Cell Biology, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Pete
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stavropoulos
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoelz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects; D056466:Histone Demethylases; D006657:Histones / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D010089:Oxidoreductases, N-Demethylating / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006657:Histones; D056466:Histone Demethylases; C495195:KDM1A protein, human; D010089:Oxidoreductases, N-Demethylating