Gene Information
Gene NameHDAC4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1084
Protein NamesHistone deacetylase 4 (HD4) (EC 3.5.1.98)
Target Namehistone deacetylase 4
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000068024 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP56524
Gene CardHDAC4
Uniprot IDP56524
PfamPF12203; PF00850
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.120623903)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HDAC4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ HDAC4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HDAC4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HDAC4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Hdac4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ HDAC4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Hdac4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsHDAC9, HDAC7, HDAC5
ParalogsHDAC11, HDAC8, HDAC3, HDAC7, HDAC6, HDAC10, HDAC2, HDAC1, HDAC5, HDAC9
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001615(Rat);0.035(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2H8N  (X-ray  2.60A  2O94  (X-ray  3.00A  2VQJ  (X-ray  2.10A  2VQM  (X-ray  1.80A  2VQO  (X-ray  2.15A  2VQQ  (X-ray  1.90A  2VQV  (X-ray  3.30A  2VQW  (X-ray  3.00A  3UXG  (X-ray  1.85A  3UZD  (X-ray  1.86A  3V31  (X-ray  1.57A  4CBT  (X-ray  3.03A  4CBY  (X-ray  2.72A  5A2S  (X-ray  2.65A  5ZOO  (X-ray  1.85A  5ZOP  (X-ray  2.70A  6FYZ  (X-ray  2.15A 
DBSNP rs151043798 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus. Cytoplasm. Note=Shuttles between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Upon muscle cells differentiation, it accumulates in the nuclei of myotubes, suggesting a positive role of nuclear HDAC4 in muscle differentiation. The export to cytoplasm depends on the interaction with a 14-3-3 chaperone protein and is due to its phosphorylation at Ser-246, Ser-467 and Ser-632 by CaMK4 and SIK1. The nuclear localization probably depends on sumoylation. Interaction with SIK3 leads to HDAC4 retention in the cytoplasm (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q6NZM9}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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