NCIt definition : An orally bioavailable inhibitor of the histone deacetylase (HDAC) subtypes 1 and
4, with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon administration,bocodepsin targets,
binds to and inhibits the activity of HDAC1/4. This results in an accumulation of
highly acetylated chromatin histones, the induction of chromatin remodeling and an
altered pattern of gene expression. This consequently results in a selective transcription
of tumor suppressor genes, tumor suppressor protein-mediated inhibition of tumor cell
division and an induction of apoptosis in tumor cells that overexpress HDAC1/4. HDAC,
which is upregulated in many tumor cell types, deacetylates chromatin histone proteins
and plays a key role in transcriptional regulation and cell cycle progression.;
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