The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_3_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

"
Histone deacetylase domain
".

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FunFam 2: Histone deacetylase

There are 1 EC terms in this cluster

Please note: EC annotations are assigned to the full protein sequence rather than individual protein domains. Since a given protein can contain multiple domains, it is possible that some of the annotations below come from additional domains that occur in the same protein, but have been classified elsewhere in CATH.

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Histone deacetylase. [EC: 3.5.1.98]
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.
15 F1NP26 F1NP26 O17323 P56524 P83038 P83038 Q5R902 Q6NZM9 Q80ZH1 Q8C2B3
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