HDAC4Ser246, HDAC5Ser259, HDAC7Ser155, HD 4, HD4, HDAC 4, HDAC A, HDACA, Histone Deacetylase 4, Histone Deacetylase A, KIAA0288, EC 3.5.1.98, HA6116, p-HDAC4Ser246, p-HDAC5Ser259, p-HDAC7Ser155.
Histones play a critical role in transcriptional regulation, cell cycle progression, and developmental events. Histone acetylation/deacetylation alters chromosome structure and affects transcription factor access to DNA. The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the class II histone deacetylase/acuc/apha family. It possesses histone deacetylase activity and represses transcription when tethered to a promoter. It coimmunoprecipitates only with HDAC3 family member and might form multicomplex proteins. It also interacts with myocyte enhancer factor-2 (MEF2) proteins, resulting in repression of MEF2-dependent genes. This gene is thought to be associated with colon cancer. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq].
