Mediates the post-translational oxidative deamination of lysine residues on target proteins leading to the formation of deaminated lysine (allysine). When secreted in Extracellular domain matrix, promotes cross-linking of Extracellular domain matrix proteins by mediating oxidative deamination of peptidyl lysine residues in precursors to fibrous collagen and elastin. Acts as a regulator of sprouting angiogenesis, probably via collagen IV scaffolding. When nuclear, acts as a transcription corepressor and specifically mediates deamination of trimethylated 'Lys-4' of histone H3 (H3K4me3), a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional activation. Involved in epithelial to mesenchymal transition (T) via interaction with SNAI1 and participates in repression of E-cadherin, probably by mediating deamination of histone H3 . Acts as a regulator of chondrocyte differentiation, probably by regulating expression of factors that control chondrocyte differentiation.1 Publication
Lysyl oxidase-like-2 (LOXL2) is a major isoform in chondrocytes and is critically required for differentiation.Iftikhar M., Hurtado P., Bais M.V., Wigner N., Stephens D.N., Gerstenfeld L.C., Trackman P.C.J. Biol. Chem. 286:909-918(2011)
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