CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Histone deacetylase domain
Functional Family Histone deacetylase 8

Enzyme Information

3.5.1.98
Histone deacetylase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q9BY41
Hydrolysis of an N(6)-acetyl-lysine residue of a histone to yield a deacetylated histone.
-!- A class of enzymes that remove acetyl groups from N(6)-acetyl-lysine residues on a histone. -!- The reaction of this enzyme is opposite to that of EC 2.3.1.48. -!- Histone deacetylases (HDACs) can be organized into three classes depending on sequence similarity and domain organization. -!- Histone acetylation plays an important role in regulation of gene expression. -!- In eukaryotes, HDACs play a key role in the regulation of transcription and cell proliferation. -!- May be identical to EC 3.5.1.17.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q9BY41
HDAC8_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Histone deacetylase 8

PDB Structure

PDB 5DC7
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
General Base-General Acid Catalysis in Human Histone Deacetylase 8.
Gantt, S.M., Decroos, C., Lee, M.S., Gullett, L.E., Bowman, C.M., Christianson, D.W., Fierke, C.A.
Biochemistry
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