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The modification of histones by removal of methyl groups. The modification of a histone by the removal of a methyl group from an arginine residue. The removal of a methyl group, from a protein amino acid. A methyl group is derived from methane by the removal of a hydrogen atom. The modification of a histone by the removal of a methyl group from a lysine residue. The covalent alteration of one or more amino acid residues within a histone protein. The process of removing one or more methyl groups from a molecule. The removal of an alkyl group from a protein amino acid. An alkyl group is any group derived from an alkane by removal of one hydrogen atom. The alteration of DNA or protein in chromatin by the covalent addition or removal of chemical groups. The covalent alteration of one or more amino acids occurring in a protein after the protein has been completely translated and released from the ribosome.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: histone demethylation
Acc: GO:0016577
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The modification of histones by removal of methyl groups.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 24 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 42 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0016577 - histone demethylation (interactive image map)
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