Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables chromatin binding activity; histone deacetylase activity; and transcription corepressor activity. Acts upstream of or within cell-cell junction assembly; negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; and vasculogenesis. Is active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including adrenal gland; heart; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human HDAC7 (histone deacetylase 7).