NCIt definition : Human HDAC5 wild-type allele is located within 17q21 and is approximately 47 kb in
length. This allele, which encodes histone deacetylase 5 protein, plays a role in
the deacetylation of lysine residues on the N-terminal region of the core histones
H2A, H2B, H3 and H4. It is also involved in transcriptional repression of myocyte
enhancer MEF2C.;