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GeneQ18034953· pop 7· linked from 19 articles

Also known as CPBHM, HD6, PPP1R90, JM21, histone deacetylase 6

Histone deacetylase 6 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HDAC6 gene. HDAC6 has emerged as a highly promising candidate to selectively inhibit as a therapeutic strategy to combat several types of cancer and neurodegenerative disorders.

Gene data

HDAC6
Name
histone deacetylase 6
Type
protein-coding
Chromosome
X
Position
48,801,377–48,824,986 (+)
Aliases
CPBHM, HD6, JM21, KDAC6, PPP1R90
RefSeq RNA
NM_001321225.2, NM_001321226.2, NM_001321227.2, NM_001321228.2, NM_001321229.1
RefSeq protein
NP_001308154.1, NP_001308155.1, NP_001308156.1, NP_001308157.1, NP_001308158.1

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 class II of the histone deacetylase/acuc/apha family. It contains an internal duplication of two catalytic domains which appear to function independently of each other. This protein possesses histone deacetylase activity and represses transcription. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

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HomoloGene ID
31353
genomic start
48659784
genomic end
48683392
cytogenetic location
Xp11.23
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Histone deacetylase 6 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HDAC6 gene. HDAC6 has emerged as a highly promising candidate to selectively inhibit as a therapeutic strategy to combat several types of cancer and neurodegenerative disorders.

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