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Designing a Western blot for PHF8? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the PHF8 Western Blot GuideDesigning an IHC experiment for PHF8? The guide has the expected staining pattern, antigen retrieval and fixation, antibodies backed by real IHC images, the tissue controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the PHF8 IHC GuideFacts about Histone lysine demethylase PHF8.
Involved in cell cycle progression by being required to restrain G1-S transition. Acts as a coactivator of rDNA transcription, by triggering polymerase I (pol I) mediated transcription of rRNA genes.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | PHF8 |
| Uniprot: | Q9UPP1 |
| Entrez: | 23133 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| JHDM1 histone demethylase family |

EC 1.14.11.27; histone lysine demethylase PHF8; jumonji C domain-containing histone demethylase 1F; KIAA1111ZNF422JHDM1F; MRXSSD; PHD finger protein 8DKFZp686E0868
Mass (kDA):
117.864 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Xp11.22 |
| Sequence: | X; NC_000023.11 (53936680..54048935, complement) |
Nucleus. Nucleus, nucleolus. Recruited to H3K4me3 sites on chromatin during interphase. Dissociates from chromatin when cells enter mitosis.





PMID: 16199551 by Laumonnier F., et al. Mutations in PHF8 are associated with X linked mental retardation and cleft lip/cleft palate.
PMID: 20531378 by Zhu Z., et al. PHF8 is a histone H3K9me2 demethylase regulating rRNA synthesis.