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UTX Mutations in Human Cancer

Lu Wang, Ali Shilatifard

Cancer Cell. 2019 Feb 11;35(2):168-176.

PMID: 30753822

Abstract:

Ubiquitously transcribed tetratricopeptide repeat on chromosome X (UTX, encoded by KDM6A) is a histone demethylase that targets di- and tri-methylated histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27). UTX function has been linked to homeotic gene expression, embryonic development, and cellular reprogramming. UTX and its protein interactors within the COMPASS family, including the MLL3 and MLL4 lysine methyltransferases, are frequently mutated in multiple human cancers; however, the molecular basis of how these mutations contribute to oncogenesis remains unclear. Here, we discuss catalytic-dependent and -independent functions of UTX and its partners MLL3 and MLL4 as part of the COMPASS family during development and in oncogenesis.

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