Gene Information
Gene NameHDAC2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length488
Protein NamesHistone deacetylase 2 (HD2) (EC 3.5.1.98) (Protein deacylase HDAC2) (EC 3.5.1.-)
Target Namehistone deacetylase 2
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age1714 ( ENSG00000196591 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBQ92769
Gene CardHDAC2
Uniprot IDQ92769
PfamPF00850
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000079822)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HDAC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ HDAC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HDAC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HDAC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Hdac2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ HDAC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Hdac2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ HDAC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsHDAC1
ParalogsHDAC4, HDAC11, HDAC8, HDAC3, HDAC7, HDAC6, HDAC10, HDAC1, HDAC5, HDAC9
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed;
lower levels in brain and lung.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.122624(Chimpanzee);0.084510(Mouse);0.113434(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3MAX  (X-ray  2.05A  4LXZ  (X-ray  1.85A  4LY1  (X-ray  1.57A  5IWG  (X-ray  1.66A  5IX0  (X-ray  1.72A  6G3O  (X-ray  2.27A  6WBW  (X-ray  1.46A  6WBZ  (X-ray  1.32A  6WHN  (X-ray  1.54A  6WHO  (X-ray  2.20A  6WHQ  (X-ray  2.35A  6WHZ  (X-ray  2.90A  6WI3  (X-ray  2.35A  6XDM  (X-ray  1.56A  6XEB  (X-ray  1.50A  6XEC  (X-ray  1.70A  7JS8  (X-ray  1.63A  7KBG  (X-ray  1.26A  7KBH  (X-ray  2.68A  7LTG  (X-ray  1.80A  7LTK  (X-ray  1.59A  7LTL  (X-ray  1.49A  7MOS  (X-ray  1.70A  7MOT  (X-ray  1.54A  7MOX  (X-ray  1.69A  7MOY  (X-ray  1.78A  7MOZ  (X-ray  1.54A 
DBSNP rs1042903  rs17852888 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24970816}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24970816}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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