HDAC5 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human HDAC5 wild-type allele is located within 17q21 and is approximately 47 kb in length. This allele, which encodes histone deacetylase 5 protein, plays a role in the deacetylation of lysine residues on the N-terminal region of the core histones H2A, H2B, H3 and H4. It is also involved in transcriptional repression of myocyte enhancer MEF2C.

**Synonyms:** - HD5 - Histone Deacetylase 5 wt Allele - KIAA0600 - NY-CO-9