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ArticleThe FEBS journal2026

Lysine demethylase 4A is a centrosome-associated protein required for centrosome integrity and genomic stability.

Pratim Chowdhury, Xiaoli Wang, Richard I Han, Manga Motrapu, Ashley G Boice, Yuya Nakatani, Sofia Vargas-Hernandez, Julia F Love, Claude Chew, Sandra L Grimm and 7 more

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Pratim ChowdhuryCenter for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Xiaoli WangCenter for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Richard I HanCenter for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Manga MotrapuCenter for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Ashley G BoiceCenter for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Yuya NakataniDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
Sofia Vargas-HernandezDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
Julia F LoveDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
Claude ChewCytometry and Cell Sorting Core, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Sandra L GrimmCenter for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Dereck MezquitaDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Frank M MasonDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Elisabeth D MartinezDepartment of Pharmacology, U.T. Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Cristian CoarfaCenter for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Cheryl L WalkerCenter for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Anna-Karin GustavssonDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
Ruhee DereCenter for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1457-609X

Funding

Tumor BiologyP30CA125123 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Suzanne AW Fuqua · 2007 to 2026
$73.9M
Project 5: Pyolytic conversion of PAHs in contaminated sediments into char to eliminate toxicity and enhance soil fertilityP42ES027725 · NIEHS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Nagireddy Putluri · 2020 to 2026
$17.8M
Translational Research Support CoreP30ES030285 · NIEHS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Cheryl L. Walker · 2019 to 2026
$14.7M
Project 2: Disparities-Aware Classifiers for Maternal and Infant HealthP50MD015496 · NIMHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI SYMANSKI, ELAINE · 2020 to 2024
$7.2M
A New Target for Chromatin Remodeler Defects in CancerR35CA231993 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI WALKER, CHERYL L. · 2018 to 2024
$6.2M
Convergent Drivers of Tumor Evolution at the Mitotic SpindleR01CA275082 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Ruhee Dere, Frank M Mason · 2022 to 2026
$2.8M
Single Cell Analysis of Epigenetic Mechanisms that Regulate HIV-1 CNS Latency and NeuropathogenesisR01MH134392 · NIMH · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI COARFA, CRISTIAN, RICE, ANDREW P · 2023 to 2025
$2.3M
Developmental Reprogramming of Prostate Carcinogenesis by BPARC2ES018789 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI HO, SHUK-MEI, MANCINI, MICHAEL A. · 2009 to 2010
$1.9M
Molecular mechanisms in the mammalian cell nucleusR35GM155365 · NIGMS · RICE UNIVERSITY · PI Anna Karin Eva Gustavsson · 2024 to 2026
$1.1M
Three-dimensional super-resolution imaging and tracking of disease and treatment mechanisms of progeriaR00GM134187 · NIGMS · RICE UNIVERSITY · PI GUSTAVSSON, ANNA KARIN EVA · 2021 to 2023
$747k
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas RP240432Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas R86390Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas RP200504Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas RP210227Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas RP220332Department of Defense CDMRP KCRP KC210123Department of Defense CDMRP KCRP W81XWH2110786NCI NIH HHS P30 CA125123NCI NIH HHS P30-CA125123NCI NIH HHS R01 CA275082NCI NIH HHS R01-CA275082NCI NIH HHS R35 CA231993NCI NIH HHS R35-CA231993NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES030285NIEHS NIH HHS P30-ES030285NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES027725NIEHS NIH HHS P42-ES027725NIEHS NIH HHS RC2 ES018789NIGMS NIH HHS R00 GM134187NIGMS NIH HHS R00GM134187NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM155365NIH HHS CA125123NIH HHS ODO36336NIMHD NIH HHS P50 MD015496NIMHD NIH HHS P50MD015496NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH134392NIMH NIH HHS R01MH134392Rice University Provost's TMC Collaborator Seed Fund Program PTC2401Welch Foundation C-2064-20210327Welch Foundation I-1878
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Centrosomes play a fundamental role in nucleating and organizing microtubules in the cell and are vital for faithful chromosome segregation and maintenance of genomic stability. Loss of structural or functional integrity of centrosomes causes genomic instability and is a driver of oncogenesis. Here we identify lysine demethylase 4A (KDM4A), an epigenetic 'eraser' of chromatin methyl marks, as a centrosome-localized protein, visualized at the nanometer-scale resolution. We additionally uncovered that KDM4A demethylase enzymatic activity is required to maintain centrosome homeostasis and integrity; a previously unknown functionality unlinked to altered expression of genes regulating centrosome number. We find that KDM4A interacts with and localizes to the centrosome in all stages of mitosis, where it maintains centrosome numbers and centriole engagement during mitosis. Loss of KDM4A results in supernumerary centrosomes and accrual of chromosome segregation errors including chromatin bridges and micronuclei, markers of genomic instability. In summary, these data highlight a previously unknown role for an epigenetic 'eraser' regulating centrosome integrity, mitotic fidelity, and genomic stability at the centrosome.

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CentrosomeGenomic InstabilityJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesChromatinChromosome SegregationHumansMitosisChromatinJumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylasesabnormal mitosiscentrosomesgenomic instabilityKDM4Amitosis

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PMID40875546
PMCPMC12820605

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