Review
Nature Reviews Genetics 10, 32-42 (January 2009) | doi:10.1038/nrg2485
The many roles of histone deacetylases in development and physiology: implications for disease and therapy
Michael Haberland1, Rusty L. Montgomery1 & Eric N. Olson1 About the authors
Abstract
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are part of a vast family of enzymes that have crucial roles in numerous biological processes, largely through their repressive influence on transcription. The expression of many HDAC isoforms in eukaryotic cells raises questions about their possible specificity or redundancy, and whether they control global or specific programmes of gene expression. Recent analyses of HDAC knockout mice have revealed highly specific functions of individual HDACs in development and disease. Mutant mice lacking individual HDACs are a powerful tool for defining the functions of HDACs in vivo and the molecular targets of HDAC inhibitors in disease.
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Author affiliations
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390-9148, USA.
Correspondence to: Eric N. Olson1 Email: eric.olson@utsouthwestern.edu
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