Anti-HDAC7

Anti-HDAC7 was affinity purified from monospecific antiserum by immunoaffinity chromatography. This antibody is specific towards HDAC7. A BLAST analysis was used to suggest cross-reactivity with Human, Mouse, Rat and Primate based on 100% sequence homology. Cross-reactivity with HDAC7 from other sources has not been determined. Protein function: Responsible for the deacetylation of lysine residues on the N-terminal part of the core histones (H2A, H2B, H3 and H4). Histone deacetylation gives a tag for epigenetic repression and plays an important role in transcriptional regulation, cell cycle progression and developmental events. Histone deacetylases act via the formation of large multiprotein complexes. Involved in muscle maturation by repressing transcription of myocyte enhancer factors such as MEF2A, MEF2B and MEF2C. During muscle differentiation, it shuttles into the cytoplasm, allowing the expression of myocyte enhancer factors. May be involved in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latency, possibly by repressing the viral BZLF1 gene. [The UniProt Consortium]