KDM6A, Official Symbol KDM6Aprovided by HGNC Official Full Name lysine demethylase 6Aprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:12637 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000147050 MIM:300128; AllianceGenome:HGNC:12637 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as UTX; KABUK2; bA386N14.2 Summary This gene is located on the X chromosome and is the corresponding locus to a Y-linked gene which encodes a tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) protein. The encoded protein of this gene contains a JmjC-domain and catalyzes the demethylation of tri/dimethylated histone H3. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2014] Expression Ubiquitous expression in bone marrow (RPKM 10.3), thyroid (RPKM 7.3) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all