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Histone deacetylase

Histone deacetylases (EC3.5.1.98, HDAC) are a class of enzymes that remove acetyl groups (O=C-CH3) from an ε-N-acetyl lysineamino acid on both histone and non-histone proteins. HDACs allow histones to wrap the DNA more tightly.

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