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Symbol HDAC8 contributors: mct/npt - updated : 08-11-2015
HGNC name histone deacetylase 8
HGNC id 13315
Corresponding disease
CDLS5 Cornelia de Lange syndrome 5
WTSL1 Wilson-Turner mental retardation like syndrome 1
Location Xq13.1      Physical location : 71.549.366 - 71.792.953
Synonym name
  • histone deacetylase-like 1
  • histone deacetyltransferase 8
  • Synonym symbol(s) HDACL1, RPD3, HD8, CDA07, CDLS5, MRXS6, WTS
    EC.number 3.5.1.98
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    STRUCTURE 243.59 kb     11 Exon(s)
    10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
    regulatory sequence Promoter
    Binding site
    text structure
  • direct activation of the HDAC8 promoter by SOX4
  • MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    11 - 2064 41.6 377 ubiquitous in brain 2007 1772144
    5 - 2071 15.6 139 - 2007 1772144
    9 - 1791 32 286 - 2007 1772144
    8 - 2422 28.2 256 - 2007 1772144
    4 - 1125 16 146 - 2007 1772144
    5 - 1033 17.3 158 - 2007 1772144
    EXPRESSION
    Type widely
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    blood / hematopoieticthymus   highly
    Cardiovascularheart    
    Nervousbrain   highly
    Reproductivemale systemtestis  highly
    Respiratorylung    
    Urinarykidney    
    tissue
    SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Lymphoid    
    cell lineage
    cell lines several tumor cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
  • nine conserved HDAC bloks important for catalytic function
  • a shorter C terminal extension relative to other members of HDAC class I
  • HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to yeast RpD3
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • histone deacetylase family
  • type 1 subfamily
  • CATEGORY enzyme , transcription factor
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,cytosolic
    intracellular,nucleus,chromatin/chromosome
    text
  • localized within the nucleus, but is also found in the cytosol of smooth muscle cells where it associates with the alpha-actin cytoskeleton
  • basic FUNCTION
  • regulator of cell proliferation, putative role in cancer development
  • associates with the smooth muscle actin cytoskeleton and may regulate the contractile capacity of smooth muscle cells
  • has inhibitory effect on forskolin-induced CREB activation
  • specifically represses the aberrant expression of homeobox transcription factors such as OTX2 and L1
  • may be activated by either or both of metals (Fe(2+) or Zn(2+))depending on cellular concentrations
  • required for centrosome cohesion and influenza A virus entry
  • play a major role in epigenetic gene silencing during development
  • NIPBL, SMC1A, SMC3, RAD21, and HDAC8 genes codify for the "cohesin complex" playing a role in chromatid adhesion, DNA repair and gene expression regulation
  • CELLULAR PROCESS cell life, proliferation/growth
    nucleotide, chromatin organization, remodeling
    nucleotide, transcription, regulation
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    text transcriptional corepressor
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule metal binding, other,
  • could bind either or both Fe(2+) or Zn(2+)
  • likely potassium is the predominant monovalent cations bound to HDAC8
  • protein
  • bound to both CREB1 and PPA1 (recombinant HDAC8 results in decreased CREB1 activation and CREB1 mediated gene transcription in response to forskolin application)
  • regulatory mechanism of mutant TP53 transcription via HDAC8
  • SOX4 is a direct target gene of FOSL2 and induces expression of HDAC8 in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    induced by ILK2
    inhibited by trichostatin and histone deacetylase inhibitors
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) CDLS5 , WTSL1
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --over  
    in cancer tissues
    constitutional     --low  
    caused centrosome splitting, which could also be induced by depleting a centriole-linker protein, rootletin
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    cancerhemopathy 
    HDAC8 inhibitors may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs)
    cancer  
    HDAC8-targeting agents might be explored as an adjuvant for tumors carrying a mutant TP53
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • deletion of Hdac8 in mice leads to perinatal lethality due to skull instability