HDAC2
histone deacetylase 2 | KDAC2, RPD3, YAF1

This gene product belongs to the histone deacetylase family. Histone deacetylases act via the formation of large multiprotein complexes, and are responsible for the deacetylation of lysine residues at the N-terminal regions of core histones (H2A, H2B, H3 and H4). This protein forms transcriptional repressor complexes by associating with many different proteins, including YY1, a mammalian zinc-finger transcription factor. Thus, it plays an important role in transcriptional regulation, cell cycle progression and developmental events. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2010]

Member of: DE-1 Developmental clusters: GC5
Biological processes 108 terms
DNA-binding transcription factor binding (GO:0140297)ESC/E(Z) complex (GO:0035098)NF-kappaB binding (GO:0051059)NF-kappaB binding (GO:0051059)NuRD complex (GO:0016581)NuRD complex (GO:0016581)NuRD complex (GO:0016581)RNA binding (GO:0003723)RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding transcription factor binding (GO:0061629)Sin3-type complex (GO:0070822)Sin3-type complex (GO:0070822)behavioral response to ethanol (GO:0048149)cardiac muscle hypertrophy (GO:0003300)cellular response to dopamine (GO:1903351)cellular response to heat (GO:0034605)cellular response to hydrogen peroxide (GO:0070301)cellular response to retinoic acid (GO:0071300)cellular response to transforming growth factor beta stimulus (GO:0071560)chromatin (GO:0000785)chromatin (GO:0000785)chromatin binding (GO:0003682)chromatin remodeling (GO:0006338)chromatin remodeling (GO:0006338)chromatin remodeling (GO:0006338)chromosome, telomeric region (GO:0000781)circadian regulation of gene expression (GO:0032922)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)deacetylase activity (GO:0019213)dendrite development (GO:0016358)embryonic digit morphogenesis (GO:0042733)enzyme binding (GO:0019899)epidermal cell differentiation (GO:0009913)eyelid development in camera-type eye (GO:0061029)fungiform papilla formation (GO:0061198)hair follicle placode formation (GO:0060789)heat shock protein binding (GO:0031072)heterochromatin formation (GO:0031507)heterochromatin formation (GO:0031507)heterochromatin formation (GO:0031507)histone binding (GO:0042393)histone deacetylase activity (GO:0004407)histone deacetylase activity (GO:0004407)histone deacetylase activity (GO:0004407)histone deacetylase activity (GO:0004407)histone deacetylase activity, hydrolytic mechanism (GO:0141221)histone deacetylase binding (GO:0042826)histone deacetylase complex (GO:0000118)histone decrotonylase activity (GO:0160009)hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amides (GO:0016811)negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045892)negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045892)negative regulation of apoptotic process (GO:0043066)negative regulation of cell migration (GO:0030336)negative regulation of dendritic spine development (GO:0061000)negative regulation of neuron projection development (GO:0010977)negative regulation of neuron projection development (GO:0010977)negative regulation of stem cell population maintenance (GO:1902455)negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122)negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122)negative regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway (GO:0030512)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleosomal DNA binding (GO:0031492)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)odontogenesis of dentin-containing tooth (GO:0042475)positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045893)positive regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008284)positive regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008284)positive regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (GO:0010718)positive regulation of interleukin-1 production (GO:0032732)positive regulation of intracellular estrogen receptor signaling pathway (GO:0033148)positive regulation of intracellular estrogen receptor signaling pathway (GO:0033148)positive regulation of male mating behavior (GO:1902437)positive regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation (GO:0048714)positive regulation of proteolysis (GO:0045862)positive regulation of stem cell population maintenance (GO:1902459)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of tumor necrosis factor production (GO:0032760)progesterone receptor signaling pathway (GO:0050847)promoter-specific chromatin binding (GO:1990841)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein de-2-hydroxyisobutyrylase activity (GO:0160010)protein de-2-hydroxyisobutyrylase activity (GO:0160010)protein decrotonylase activity (GO:0160008)protein lysine deacetylase activity (GO:0033558)protein lysine deacetylase activity (GO:0033558)protein lysine deacetylase activity (GO:0033558)protein lysine delactylase activity (GO:0160216)protein lysine delactylase activity (GO:0160216)protein-containing complex (GO:0032991)protein-containing complex (GO:0032991)regulation of cell fate specification (GO:0042659)regulation of embryonic development (GO:0045995)regulation of stem cell differentiation (GO:2000736)response to alcohol (GO:0097305)response to amphetamine (GO:0001975)response to amyloid-beta (GO:1904645)response to caffeine (GO:0031000)response to cocaine (GO:0042220)response to hyperoxia (GO:0055093)response to lipopolysaccharide (GO:0032496)response to nicotine (GO:0035094)response to xenobiotic stimulus (GO:0009410)transcription coregulator binding (GO:0001221)
Expression (TPM)
HDAC2 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating HDAC2 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for HDAC2. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = HDAC2 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to HDAC2

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of HDAC2, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr6:113,776,752–113,777,865 193.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 198
chr6:113,854,564–113,856,446 116.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 538
chr6:113,856,568–113,860,608 113.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1105
chr6:113,969,821–113,972,040 1.0 kb Proximal (<10kb) Multiome 1107
chr6:113,981,030–113,981,269 9.9 kb Proximal (<10kb) 99

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the HDAC2 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr6:113,766,752 – 113,991,269
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq