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NameHistone deacetylase 8
Synonyms
  • 3.5.1.98
  • HD8
  • HDACL1
Gene NameHDAC8
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0003191|Histone deacetylase 8
MEEPEEPADSGQSLVPVYIYSPEYVSMCDSLAKIPKRASMVHSLIEAYALHKQMRIVKPK
VASMEEMATFHTDAYLQHLQKVSQEGDDDHPDSIEYGLGYDCPATEGIFDYAAAIGGATI
TAAQCLIDGMCKVAINWSGGWHHAKKDEASGFCYLNDAVLGILRLRRKFERILYVDLDLH
HGDGVEDAFSFTSKVMTVSLHKFSPGFFPGTGDVSDVGLGKGRYYSVNVPIQDGIQDEKY
YQICESVLKEVYQAFNPKAVVLQLGADTIAGDPMCSFNMTPVGIGKCLKYILQWQLATLI
LGGGGYNLANTARCWTYLTGVILGKTLSSEIPDHEFFTAYGPDYVLEITPSCRPDRNEPH
RIQQILNYIKGNLKHVV
Number of residues377
Molecular Weight41757.29
Theoretical pI5.37
GO Classification
Functions
  • transcription factor binding
  • metal ion binding
  • histone deacetylase activity
  • NAD-dependent histone deacetylase activity (H3-K14 specific)
Processes
  • regulation of cohesin localization to chromatin
  • chromatin assembly or disassembly
  • negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • mitotic cell cycle
  • transcription, DNA-templated
  • chromatin modification
  • chromatin organization
  • sister chromatid cohesion
Components
  • plasma membrane
  • cytosol
  • nucleoplasm
  • histone deacetylase complex
  • nuclear chromosome
  • cytoplasm
  • nucleus
General FunctionTranscription factor binding
Specific FunctionResponsible for the deacetylation of lysine residues on the N-terminal part of the core histones (H2A, H2B, H3 and H4). Histone deacetylation gives a tag for epigenetic repression and plays an important role in transcriptional regulation, cell cycle progression and developmental events. Histone deacetylases act via the formation of large multiprotein complexes. Also involved in the deacetylation of cohesin complex protein SMC3 regulating release of cohesin complexes from chromatin. May play a role in smooth muscle cell contractility.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID8118721
UniProtKB IDQ9BY41
UniProtKB Entry NameHDAC8_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016492|Histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8)
ATGGAGGAGCCGGAGGAACCGGCGGACAGTGGGCAGTCGCTGGTCCCGGTTTATATCTAT
AGTCCCGAGTATGTCAGTATGTGTGACTCCCTGGCCAAGATCCCCAAACGGGCCAGTATG
GTGCATTCTTTGATTGAAGCATATGCACTGCATAAGCAGATGAGAGATGAAGCATCTGGT
TTTTGTTATCTCAATGATGCTGTCCTGGGAATATTACGATTGCGACGGAAATTTGAGCGT
ATTCTCTACGTGGATTTGGATCTGCACCATGGAGATGGTGTAGAAGACGCATTCAGTTTC
ACCTCCAAAGTCATGACCGTGTCCCTGCACAAATTCTCCCCAGGATTTTTCCCAGGAACA
GGTGACGTGTCTGATGTTGGCCTAGGGAAGGGACGGTACTACAGTGTAAATGTGCCCATT
CAGGATGGCATACAAGATGAAAAATATTACCAGATCTGTGAAAGTGTACTAAAGGAAGTA
TACCAAGCCTTTAATCCCAAAGCAGTGGTCTTACAGCTGGGAGCTGACACAATAGCTGGG
GATCCCATGTGCTCCTTTAACATGACTCCAGTGGGAATTGGCAAGTGTCTTAAGTACATC
CTTCAATGGCAGTTGGCAACACTCATTTTGGGAGGAGGAGGCTATAACCTTGCCAACACG
GCTCGATGCTGGACATACTTGACCGGGGTCATCCTAGGGAAAACACTATCCTCTGAGATC
CCAGATCATGAGTTTTTCACAGCATATGGTCCTGATTATGTGCTGGAAATCACGCCAAGC
TGCCGGCCAGACCGCAATGAGCCCCACCGAATCCAACAAATCCTCAACTACATCAAAGGG
AATCTGAAGCATGTGGTCTAG
GenBank Gene IDAF230097
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDHDAC8
HGNC IDHGNC:13315
Chromosome LocationX
LocusXq13
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