Human HDAC7 harbors a class IIa histone deacetylase-specific zinc binding motif and cryptic deacetylase activity.
Schuetz, A., Min, J., Allali-Hassani, A., Schapira, M., Shuen, M., Loppnau, P., Mazitschek, R., Kwiatkowski, N.P., Lewis, T.A., Maglathin, R.L., McLean, T.H., Bochkarev, A., Plotnikov, A.N., Vedadi, M., Arrowsmith, C.H.(2008) J Biol Chem 283: 11355-11363
- PubMed: 18285338 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M707362200
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3C0Y, 3C0Z, 3C10 - PubMed Abstract: 
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are protein deacetylases that play a role in repression of gene transcription and are emerging targets in cancer therapy. Here, we characterize the structure and enzymatic activity of the catalytic domain of human HDAC7 (cdHDAC7) ...