| Written | 2010-01 | Santiago Ropero, Manel Esteller |
| Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Alcala, 28871 Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain (SR); Cancer Epigenetics, Biology Program (PEBC), Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), 08907 L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME) | ||
| Updated | 2014-01 | Hyun Jin Bae, Suk Woo Nam |
| Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Functional RNomics Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea |
| Identity |
| Alias_symbol (synonym) | RPD3 |
| YAF1 | |
| Other alias | EC 3.5.1.98 |
| HD2 | |
| HGNC (Hugo) | HDAC2 |
| LocusID (NCBI) | 3066 |
| Atlas_Id | 40803 |
| Location | 6q21 [Link to chromosome band 6q21] |
| Location_base_pair | Starts at 113936156 and ends at 113971195 bp from pter ( according to hg19-Feb_2009) [Mapping HDAC2.png] |
| Fusion genes (updated 2017) | Data from Atlas, Mitelman, Cosmic Fusion, Fusion Cancer, TCGA fusion databases with official HUGO symbols (see references in chromosomal bands) |
| HDAC2 (6q21) / AK9 (6q21) | HDAC2 (6q21) / MATN2 (8q22.1) | HDAC2 (6q21) / TRDN (6q22.31) | |
| UCHL5 (1q31.2) / HDAC2 (6q21) |
| DNA/RNA |
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| Description | The HDAC2 gene is composed of 14 exons that span 35.029 bp of genomic DNA. |
| Transcription | The length of the transcribed mRNA is about 6659 bp. |
| Pseudogene | No pseudogene has been described. |
| Protein |
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| Description | There are two proteins variants of 488 and 582 aa due to distinct pre-mRNA splicing events. The N-terminal tail of the protein contains the catalytic domain that comprises most of the protein. The N-terminal domain also has a HDAC association domain (HAD) essential for homo- and heterodimerization. A coiled-coil domain essential for protein-protein interactions is present at the C-terminal tail. It also contains three phosphorylation sites at Ser394, Ser422 and Ser424, and two S-nitrosylation sites at Cys262 and Cys274. |
| Expression | Widely expressed. |
| Localisation | Nucleus. |
| Function | HDAC2 belongs to class I histone deacetylases that also comprise HDAC1, HDAC3 and HDAC8. HDAC2 acts as a transcriptional repressor through the desacetylation of lysine residues present at the N-terminal tail of histone proteins (H2A, H2B, H3 and H4). HDAC2 heterodimerise with HDAC1, but the heterodimer cannot bind to DNA, so they have to be recruited by transcription factors such as YY1, SP1/SP3, the tumor suppressor genes p53 and BRCA1. HDAC2 can also be tethered to DNA as a part of the multiprotein corepressor complexes CoREST, mSin3 and NuRD. These complexes are targeted to specific genomic sequences by interactions with sequence-specific transcription factors. For example, the HDAC2/HDAC1 containing Sin3-SAP corepressor complex is recruited by E2F family of transcription factors to repress transcription. HDAC2 containing complexes are also implicated in gene transcription-regulation mediated by nuclear receptors. These complexes also contain other epigenetic modifier genes, such as methyl-binding proteins (MeCp2), the DNA methyl transferases DNMT1, DNMT3A and DNMT3B, the histone methyl transferases SUVAR39H1 and G9a and histone demethylases (LSD1), providing another way by which HDAC2 regulates gene expression and chromatin remodelling. HDAC2 also regulates gene expression through the deacetylation of specific transcription factors that includes STAT3 and SMAD7. HDAC2 is a key regulator of genes regulating cell cycle, apoptosis, cell adhesion and migration. Together with HDAC1, HDAC2 regulates the transcription of genes implicated in haematopoiesis, epithelial cell differentiation, heart development and neurogenesis. Montgomery et al. (2007) find that HDAC2 and HDAC1 double-null mice show an uncontrolled ventricular proliferation, while Trivedi and collegues (2007) show the lack of cardiac hypertrophy in HDAC2 mutant mice. HDAC2 is also a key regulator of nervous system function acting as a repressor of synaptic plasticity genes that regulates learning and memory formation. HDAC2-deficient mouse have enhanced memory formation. |
| Homology | The histone deacetylase domain of HDAC2 is highly homologous to other class I HDACs (HDAC1, HDAC3 and HDAC8) showing the greater homology with HDAC1. This domain is also highly conserved between species (from yeast to human). |
| Mutations |
| Germinal | No germinal mutations have been found. |
| Somatic | HDAC2 is mutated in sporadic tumors with microsatellite instability and in tumors arising in individuals with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal carcinoma. This mutation consists in a deletion of a nine adenines repeat present in Exon1 that produce a truncated and inactive form of the protein. The expression of the mutant form of HDAC2 induces resistance to the proapoptotic and antiproliferative effects of HDAC inhibitors. The lack of HDAC2 expression and function produces the up-regulation of tumor-growth promoting genes. |
| Implicated in |
| Note | |
| Entity | Various cancers |
| Note | The deregulation of HDAC2 expression and activity has been linked to cancer development. HDAC2 is overexpressed in different tumor types including colon, gastric, cervical, prostate carcinoma, non-small cell lung cancer, and hepatocellular carcinoma. HDAC2 overexpression is implicated in cancer partly through its aberrant recruitment and consequent silencing of tumor suppressor genes. The repression of the tumor suppressor gene p21WAF1 is associated with histone hypoacetylation at the promoter region and can be reversed by the treatment with HDAC inhibitors. |
| Prognosis | HDAC2 expression is correlated with poor prognosis and advanced stage disease in colorectal, prostate, gastric and hepatocellular carcinomas. |
| Entity | Colon cancer |
| Note | There are a number of studies showing HDAC2 overexpression in colon cancer. The increase of HDAC2 expression has been found at the protein and mRNA level indicating that HDAC2 overexpression is due to transcriptional activation. These studies indicate that in this tumor type HDAC2 transcription is regulated by beta-catenin-TCF-myc signaling pathway that is deregulated in colon cancer. HDAC2 overexpression is correlated with poor prognosis and advanced stage disease in colorectal carcinoma. However, Ropero et al., found an inactivating mutation of HDAC2 in colon cancers with microsatellite instability. |
| Entity | Breast cancer |
| Note | Different studies show an important role of HDAC2 in breast cancer. HDAC2 Knockdown induces senescence in breast cancer cells. Moreover the loss of HDAC2 activity potentiates the apoptotic effect of tamoxifen in estrogen/progesterone positive breast cancer cells. |
| Entity | Prostate cancer |
| Note | Weichert et al., found that HDAC2 was strongly expressed in more than 70% of prostate cancer cases analyzed. The increase in HDAC2 expression was associated with enhanced tumor cell proliferation and poor prognosis in prostate cancer suggesting HDAC2 as a novel prognostic factor in this tumor type. |
| Entity | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| Note | HDAC2 regulated cell cycle and disruption of HDAC2 caused G1/S arrest in cell cycle. In G1/S transition, targeted-disruption of HDAC2 selectively induced the expression of p16(INK4A) and p21(WAF1/Cip1), and simultaneously suppressed the expression of cyclin D1, CDK4 and CDK2. Consequently, HDAC2 inhibition led to the down-regulation of E2F/DP1 target genes through a reduction in phosphorylation status of pRb protein. |
| Entity | Gastric cancer |
| Note | HDAC2 is aberrantly up-regulated in gastric cancers. HDAC2 inactivation significantly reduced cell motility, cell invasion, clonal expansion, and tumor growth. HDAC2 knockdown-induced G(1)-S cell cycle arrest and restored activity of p16(INK4a) and the proapoptotic factors. |
| Entity | Lung cancer |
| Note | HDAC2 is highly up-regulated in lung cancer. HDAC2 inactivation resulted in regression of tumor cell growth and activation of cellular apoptosis via p53 and Bax activation and Bcl2 suppression. In cell cycle regulation, HDAC2 inactivation caused induction of p21WAF1/CIP1 expression, and simultaneously suppressed the expressions of cyclin E2, cyclin D1, and CDK2, respectively. Consequently, this led to the hypophosphorylation of pRb protein in G1/S transition and thereby inactivated E2F/DP1 target gene transcriptions of A549 cells. HDAC2 directly regulated p21WAF1/CIP1 expression in a p53-independent manner. |
| Entity | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
| Note | Reduced HDAC2 activity and expression is found in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The reduced activity of HDAC2 produces the upregulation of genes implicated in the inflammatory response and resistance to corticosteroids in COPD. |
| Bibliography |
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| Annu Rev Physiol. 2009;71:451-64. (REVIEW) |
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| HDAC2 negatively regulates memory formation and synaptic plasticity. |
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| Nature. 2009 May 7;459(7243):55-60. |
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| Jung KH, Noh JH, Kim JK, Eun JW, Bae HJ, Xie HJ, Chang YG, Kim MG, Park H, Lee JY, Nam SW. |
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| PMID 22492270 |
| Targeted inactivation of HDAC2 restores p16INK4a activity and exerts antitumor effects on human gastric cancer. |
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| PMID 23175521 |
| Histone deacetylases 1 and 2 redundantly regulate cardiac morphogenesis, growth, and contractility. |
| Montgomery RL, Davis CA, Potthoff MJ, Haberland M, Fielitz J, Qi X, Hill JA, Richardson JA, Olson EN. |
| Genes Dev. 2007 Jul 15;21(14):1790-802. |
| PMID 17639084 |
| Transcriptional repression by the methyl-CpG-binding protein MeCP2 involves a histone deacetylase complex. |
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| Nature. 1998 May 28;393(6683):386-9. |
| PMID 9620804 |
| Aberrant regulation of HDAC2 mediates proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by deregulating expression of G1/S cell cycle proteins. |
| Noh JH, Jung KH, Kim JK, Eun JW, Bae HJ, Xie HJ, Chang YG, Kim MG, Park WS, Lee JY, Nam SW. |
| PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e28103. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028103. Epub 2011 Nov 23. |
| PMID 22132221 |
| S-Nitrosylation of histone deacetylase 2 induces chromatin remodelling in neurons. |
| Nott A, Watson PM, Robinson JD, Crepaldi L, Riccio A. |
| Nature. 2008 Sep 18;455(7211):411-5. Epub 2008 Aug 27. |
| PMID 18754010 |
| E2F mediates cell cycle-dependent transcriptional repression in vivo by recruitment of an HDAC1/mSin3B corepressor complex. |
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| Transforming pathways unleashed by a HDAC2 mutation in human cancer. |
| Ropero S, Ballestar E, Alaminos M, Arango D, Schwartz S Jr, Esteller M. |
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| The role of histone deacetylases (HDACs) in human cancer. |
| Ropero S, Esteller M. |
| Mol Oncol. 2007 Jun;1(1):19-25. Epub 2007 Mar 7. (REVIEW) |
| PMID 19383284 |
| A truncating mutation of HDAC2 in human cancers confers resistance to histone deacetylase inhibition. |
| Ropero S, Fraga MF, Ballestar E, Hamelin R, Yamamoto H, Boix-Chornet M, Caballero R, Alaminos M, Setien F, Paz MF, Herranz M, Palacios J, Arango D, Orntoft TF, Aaltonen LA, Schwartz S Jr, Esteller M. |
| Nat Genet. 2006 May;38(5):566-9. Epub 2006 Apr 16. |
| PMID 16642021 |
| Epigenetic regulation of hematopoietic differentiation by Gfi-1 and Gfi-1b is mediated by the cofactors CoREST and LSD1. |
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| Hdac2 regulates the cardiac hypertrophic response by modulating Gsk3 beta activity. |
| Trivedi CM, Luo Y, Yin Z, Zhang M, Zhu W, Wang T, Floss T, Goettlicher M, Noppinger PR, Wurst W, Ferrari VA, Abrams CS, Gruber PJ, Epstein JA. |
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| Histone deacetylases 1, 2 and 3 are highly expressed in prostate cancer and HDAC2 expression is associated with shorter PSA relapse time after radical prostatectomy. |
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| Citation |
| This paper should be referenced as such : |
| Bae, HJ ; Nam, SW |
| HDAC2 (histone deacetylase 2) |
| Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 2014;18(8):594-597. |
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| History of this paper: |
| Ropero, S ; Esteller, M. HDAC2 (histone deacetylase 2). Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 2010;14(10):966-969. |
| http://documents.irevues.inist.fr/bitstream/handle/2042/44871/01-2010-HDAC2ID40803ch6q22.pdf |
| Other Leukemias implicated (Data extracted from papers in the Atlas) [ 7 ] |
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