Publications
2010
Quantitative High-Throughput Screening Identifies 8-Hydroxyquinolines as Cell-Active Histone Demethylase Inhibitors
King, O. N., Li, X. S., Sakurai, M., Kawamura, A., Rose, N. R., Ng, S. S., Quinn, A. M., Rai, G., Mott, B. T., Beswick, P., Klose, R. J., Oppermann, U., Jadhav, A., Heightman, T. D., Maloney, D. J., Schofield, C. J. and Simeonov, A. (2010) Quantitative high-throughput screening identifies 8-hydroxyquinolines as cell-active histone demethylase inhibitors. PLoS One. 5, e15535
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0015535
Jarid2 is a PRC2 component in embryonic stem cells required for multi-lineage differentiation and recruitment of PRC1 and RNA Polymerase II to developmental regulators
Landeira, D., Sauer, S., Poot, R., Dvorkina, M., Mazzarella, L., Jorgensen, H. F., Pereira, C. F., Leleu, M., Piccolo, F. M., Spivakov, M., Brookes, E., Pombo, A., Fisher, C., Skarnes, W. C., Snoek, T., Bezstarosti, K., Demmers, J., Klose, R. J., Casanova, M., Tavares, L., Brockdorff, N., Merkenschlager, M. and Fisher, A. G. (2010) Jarid2 is a PRC2 component in embryonic stem cells required for multi-lineage differentiation and recruitment of PRC1 and RNA Polymerase II to developmental regulators. Nat Cell Biol. 12, 618-624
CpG islands recruit a histone H3 lysine 36 demethylase
Blackledge, N. P., Zhou, J. C., Tolstorukov, M. Y., Farcas, A. M., Park, P. J. and Klose, R. J. (2010) CpG islands recruit a histone H3 lysine 36 demethylase. Mol Cell. 38, 179-190
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276510002868
Histone lysine methylation: an epigenetic modification?
Blackledge, N. P. and Klose, R. J. (2010) Histone lysine methylation: an epigenetic modification? Epigenomics. 2, 151-161
PHF8, a gene associated with cleft lip/palate and mental retardation, encodes for an Nε-dimethyl lysine demethylase
Loenarz, C., Ge, W., Coleman, M. L., Rose, N. R., Cooper, C. D., Klose, R. J., Ratcliffe, P. J. and Schofield, C. J. (2010) PHF8, a gene associated with cleft lip/palate and mental retardation, encodes for an Nepsilon-dimethyl lysine demethylase. Hum Mol Genet. 19, 217-222
2009
Phosphorylation of MeCP2 at Serine 80 regulates its chromatin association and neurological function
Tao, J., Hu, K., Chang, Q., Wu, H., Sherman, N. E., Martinowich, K., Klose, R. J., Schanen, C., Jaenisch, R., Wang, W. and Sun, Y. E. (2009) Phosphorylation of MeCP2 at Serine 80 regulates its chromatin association and neurological function.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 106, 4882-4887
2008
Dynamic protein methylation in chromatin biology
Ng, S. S., Yue, W. W., Oppermann, U. and Klose, R. J. (2009) Dynamic protein methylation in chromatin biology. Cell Mol Life Sci. 66, 407-422
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00018-008-8303-z
MeCP2 Binding to DNA Depends upon Hydration at Methyl-CpG
Ho, K. L., McNae, I. W., Schmiedeberg, L., Klose, R. J., Bird, A. P. and Walkinshaw, M. D. (2008) MeCP2 binding to DNA depends upon hydration at methyl-CpG. Mol Cell. 29, 525-531
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276508000968
2007
Histone H3 Arg2 methylation provides alternative directions for COMPASS
Klose, R. J. and Zhang, Y. (2007) Histone H3 Arg2 methylation provides alternative directions for COMPASS. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 14, 1058-1060
http://www.nature.com/nsmb/journal/v14/n11/full/nsmb1107-1058.html
Demethylation of Histone H3K36 and H3K9 by Rph1: a Vestige of an H3K9 Methylation System in Saccharomyces cerevisiae?
Klose, R. J., Gardner, K. E., Liang, G., Erdjument-Bromage, H., Tempst, P. and Zhang, Y. (2007) Demethylation of histone H3K36 and H3K9 by Rph1: a vestige of an H3K9 methylation system in Saccharomyces cerevisiae? Mol Cell Biol. 27, 3951-3961
PLU-1 Is an H3K4 Demethylase Involved in Transcriptional Repression and Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation
Yamane, K., Tateishi, K., Klose, R. J., Fang, J., Fabrizio, L. A., Erdjument-Bromage, H., Taylor-Papadimitriou, J., Tempst, P. and Zhang, Y. (2007) PLU-1 is an H3K4 demethylase involved in transcriptional repression and breast cancer cell proliferation. Mol Cell. 25, 801-812
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276507001463
The trithorax-group protein Lid is a histone H3 trimethyl-Lys4 demethylase
Lee, N., Zhang, J., Klose, R. J., Erdjument-Bromage, H., Tempst, P., Jones, R. S. and Zhang, Y. (2007) The trithorax-group protein Lid is a histone H3 trimethyl-Lys4 demethylase. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 14, 341-343
http://www.nature.com/nsmb/journal/v14/n4/full/nsmb1216.html
The Retinoblastoma Binding Protein RBP2 Is an H3K4 Demethylase
Klose, R. J., Yan, Q., Tothova, Z., Yamane, K., Erdjument-Bromage, H., Tempst, P., Gilliland, D. G., Zhang, Y. and Kaelin, W. G., Jr. (2007) The retinoblastoma binding protein RBP2 is an H3K4 demethylase. Cell. 128, 889-900
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867407001948
Regulation of histone methylation by demethylimination and demethylation
Klose, R. J. and Zhang, Y. (2007) Regulation of histone methylation by demethylimination and demethylation. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 8, 307-318
Yeast Jhd2p is a histone H3 Lys4 trimethyl demethylase
Liang, G., Klose, R. J., Gardner, K. E. and Zhang, Y. (2007) Yeast Jhd2p is a histone H3 Lys4 trimethyl demethylase. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 14, 243-245
http://www.nature.com/nsmb/journal/v14/n3/full/nsmb1204.html
2006
JmjC-domain-containing proteins and histone demethylation
Klose, R. J., Kallin, E. M. and Zhang, Y. (2006) JmjC-domain-containing proteins and histone demethylation. Nat Rev Genet. 7, 715-727
The transcriptional repressor JHDM3A demethylates trimethyl histone H3 lysine 9 and lysine 36
Klose, R. J., Yamane, K., Bae, Y., Zhang, D., Erdjument-Bromage, H., Tempst, P., Wong, J. and Zhang, Y. (2006) The transcriptional repressor JHDM3A demethylates trimethyl histone H3 lysine 9 and lysine 36. Nature. 442, 312-316
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v442/n7100/full/nature04853.html
Genomic DNA methylation: the mark and its mediators
Klose, R. J. and Bird, A. P. (2006) Genomic DNA methylation: the mark and its mediators. Trends Biochem Sci. 31, 89-97
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096800040500352X
2005
DNA Binding Selectivity of MeCP2 Due to a Requirement for A/T Sequences Adjacent to Methyl-CpG
Klose, R. J., Sarraf, S. A., Schmiedeberg, L., McDermott, S. M., Stancheva, I. and Bird, A. P. (2005) DNA binding selectivity of MeCP2 due to a requirement for A/T sequences adjacent to methyl-CpG. Mol Cell. 19, 667-678
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276505015091
2004
MeCP2 Behaves as an Elongated Monomer That Does Not Stably Associate with the Sin3a Chromatin Remodeling Complex
Klose, R. J. and Bird, A. P. (2004) MeCP2 behaves as an elongated monomer that does not stably associate with the Sin3a chromatin remodeling complex. J Biol Chem. 279, 46490-46496
2000
Characterization of an Overexpressed Spindle Protein during a Baculovirus Infection
Li, X., Barrett, J., Pang, A., Klose, R. J., Krell, P. J. and Arif, B. M. (2000) Characterization of an overexpressed spindle protein during a baculovirus infection. Virology. 268, 56-67
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042682299901381