Recombinant JMJD1A / KDM3A protein

Recombinant JMJD1A / KDM3A (accession number NP_001140160.1) was expressed in Sf9 cells and contains an N-terminal FLAG tag with an observed molecular weight of 151.6 kDa. KDM3A (lysine (K)-specific demethylase 3A), also known as JMJD1A (Jumonji Domain Containing 1A) is a histone demethylase that preferentially demethylates mono- and dimethylated lysine 9 of histone H3, with a preference for the dimethylated residue. KDM3A has little or no activity ontrimethylated lysine 9. KDM3A is involved in hormone-dependent transcriptional activation by participating in the recruitment to androgen-receptor target genes resulting in H3 lysine 9 demethylation and transcriptional activation. KDM3A is also involved in spermatogenesis where it regulates expression of target genes such as PRM1 and TMP1 which are required for packaging and condensation of sperm chromatin. KDM3A contributes to obesity resistance through its regulation of metabolic genes such as PPARa and UCP1.