GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0140683 - histone H3K9me/H3K9me2 demethylase activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0140683
- Name
- histone H3K9me/H3K9me2 demethylase activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Catalysis of the removal of a methyl group from a di or a monomethyl-lysine residue at position 9 of the histone H3 protein. This is a dioxygenase reaction that is dependent on Fe(II) and 2-oxoglutarate.
