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Preferred term

Histone Deacetylases  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Deacetylases that remove N-acetyl groups from amino side chains of the amino acids of HISTONES. The enzyme family can be divided into at least three structurally-defined subclasses. Class I and class II deacetylases utilize a zinc-dependent mechanism. The sirtuin histone deacetylases belong to class III and are NAD-dependent enzymes.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • HDAC Proteins
  • Histone Deacetylase

In other languages

  • French

  • Désacétylases d'histone
  • Désacétylases d'histones
  • Histone désacétylases
  • Histones désacétylases
  • Protéines HDAC

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-D6X38LWR-C

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