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Hdac2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Hdac2
  • Name
    histone deacetylase 2
  • Synonyms
    D10Wsu179e, Yy1bp
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1097691
    NCBI Gene: 15182
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr10:36850540-36877885 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 10, 19.44 cM, cytoband B1
  • Mapping Data
    5 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    771 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1097691
 protein coding gene Chr10:36850293-36877885 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200007683
 protein coding gene Chr10:33697049-33724395 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195016981
 protein coding gene Chr10:34004900-34032245 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220027444
 protein coding gene Chr10:33683742-33711088 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180015338
 protein coding gene Chr10:34093385-34120731 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175011004
 protein coding gene Chr10:33881063-33908408 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215007370
 protein coding gene Chr10:33641903-33669252 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0015239
 protein coding gene Chr10:32582731-32610622 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005028001
 protein coding gene Chr10:34109502-34137029 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210025400
 protein coding gene Chr10:33781567-33808913 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185007118
 protein coding gene Chr10:33933901-33961247 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205012145
 protein coding gene Chr10:33872993-33900340 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000019440
 protein coding gene Chr10:33698950-33726288 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230014930
 protein coding gene Chr10:35694641-35721987 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190030450
 protein coding gene Chr10:34059065-34086412 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225033297
 protein coding gene Chr10:39952624-39979971 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010007457
 protein coding gene Chr10:33821101-33848446 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010019247
 protein coding gene Chr10:34767866-34795241 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005014695
 protein coding gene Chr10:33536508-33564008 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    HDAC2, histone deacetylase 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    HDAC2, histone deacetylase 2
  • Synonyms
    HD2, KDAC2, RPD3, YAF1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3066
    UniProt: Q92769

  • Chr Location
    6q21; chr6:113933028-114011308 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human HDAC2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    51 phenotypes from 9 alleles in 11 genetic backgrounds
    65 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    107 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit embryonic and postnatal lethality accompanied with a transient decrease in body size and increase in heart size and cardiomyocyte proliferation that is overcome by 2 months of age in surviving mice.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    182
  • GO References
    56
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    1088
  • Tissues
    229
  • cDNA Data
    65
  • Literature Summary
    67
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000019777 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 27346 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000019911 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2005 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000019911 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 488 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 89
      Genomic 4
      cDNA 67
      Primer pair 14
      Other 4
      Antibodies 12

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-36452, MGI:107875
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 364
      Developmental Gene Expression 67
      Gene Ontology 56
      Phenotypes 107
    • Earliest
      J:109968 Roderick TH, et al., Nineteen paracentric chromosomal inversions in mice. Genetics. 1974 Jan;76(1):109-17
    • Latest
      J:390468 Yang C, et al., Divergent Spatiotemporal Expression Patterns of Histone Deacetylases During Mouse Embryonic Tongue, Palate, and Mandible Development. Genesis. 2026 Aug;64(4):e70065
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    09/08/2026
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