Term Name: histone H3 demethylase activity
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Definition: Catalysis of the removal of a methyl group from a modified lysine residue of the histone H3 protein. This is a dioxygenase reaction that is dependent on Fe(II) and 2-oxoglutarate.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0141052]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: histone demethylase activity
has subtype: histone H3K4 demethylase activity histone H3K9 demethylase activity histone H3K27me2/H3K27me3 demethylase activity histone H3K36 demethylase activity histone H3K56me2/H3K56me3 demethylase activity histone H3R2 demethylase activity