| HGNC approved symbol | HDAC8 |
| HGNC ID | HGNC:13315 |
| HGNC approved name | histone deacetylase 8 |
| Entrez gene ID | GeneID:55869
(SSTAR profile) |
| UniProt AC (human) | Q9BY41 |
| UniProt ID (human) | HDAC8_HUMAN |
| Pfam domains | Hist_deacetyl PF00850 (33-320) |
| MGI symbol | Hdac8 |
| MGI ID | MGI:1917565 |
| UniProt AC (mouse) | Q8VH37 |
| UniProt ID (mouse) | HDAC8_MOUSE |
| HGNC gene family tag | # |
| HGNC gene family description | # |
| Function | Histone modification erase |
| Modification | Histone acetylation |
| PMID for information on function | PMID:10748112 |
| Protein complex | # |
| Target molecule | histone |
| Target entity | H2AKac, H2BKac, H3Kac, H4Kac |
| Product | H2AK, H2BK, H3K, H4K |
| PMID for information on target | PMID:10748112 |
| Comment | HDAC8 exhibited deacetylase activity toward acetylated histone, indicating that this protein is a bona fide histone deacetylase. |
| Status of entry | # |