Description:, Histone modifications mediate changes in gene expression by altering chromatin structure or by serving as a platform to recruit other proteins. LSD1 is a recently discovered amine oxidase that catalyzes the lysine- specific demethylation of histone proteins via an FAD- dependent oxidative reaction...

Lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1, also known as AOF2 and BHC110) is a nuclear homolog of amine oxidases and functions as a histone demethylase and transcription cofactor (1). Gene activation and repression is specifically regulated by the methylation state of distinct lysine residues in histone proteins. For...

Lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1, also known as AOF2 and BHC110) is a nuclear homolog of amine oxidases and functions as a histone demethylase and transcription cofactor (1). Gene activation and repression is specifically regulated by the methylation state of distinct lysine residues in histone proteins. For...

LSD1 is a flavin-containing novel nuclear protein having an N-terminal SWIRM domain and a C-terminal FAD-binding motif and an amine oxidase domain. It functions as a transcriptional corepressor and catalyzes the flavin-dependent demethylation of Lys4 of histone3 resulting in the formation of methyl-free lysine and...