Is JmjC Oxygenase Catalysis Limited to Demethylation?**
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Jobs on the side: Substrate selectivity studies indicate that members of the biomedically important JmjC demethylase family of histone N(ε)-methyllysine demethylases are capable of catalyzing the de-N-alkylation of groups other than N-methyl and can catalyze reactions that form stable hydroxylated products. The differences in binding preferences in this set of enzymes may be helpful in the design of selective inhibitors.
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