HDAC9

Histone Deacetylase 9: Epigenetic Regulator in Development and Disease

Gene Information Card

Symbol HDAC9
Full Name Histone Deacetylase 9
Gene Type Protein coding
Chromosomal Location 7p21.1
NCBI Gene ID 9734 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/9734
Ensembl ID ENSG00000048052
UniProt ID Q9UKV0
OMIM ID 606543
HGNC ID 14063
Aliases HDAC7B, HDAC9B, HDAC9FL, HDRP, MITR

Description

HDAC9 encodes a member of the class II histone deacetylase family. This protein regulates transcription by deacetylating lysine residues on histone and non-histone proteins, thereby modulating chromatin structure and gene expression. HDAC9 is involved in muscle development, neuronal function, and immune regulation. Alternative splicing generates multiple isoforms with distinct functions.

Disease Associations

Disease category Pathophysiological mechanism Genomic evidence
Large artery stroke HDAC9 variants increase risk via altered vascular gene expression GWAS (PMID: 22544366)
Cardiac hypertrophy HDAC9 represses anti-hypertrophic genes in cardiomyocytes Mouse models (PMID: 15016915)
Schizophrenia HDAC9 dysregulation affects synaptic plasticity genes Postmortem brain studies (PMID: 25664887)
Huntington disease HDAC9 interacts with huntingtin protein, modulating toxicity Cell and animal models (PMID: 16936731)
Cancer (various) HDAC9 overexpression promotes proliferation and metastasis in solid tumors Expression profiling and functional assays (PMID: 26030138)

Expression Profile

Tissue Expression
Tissue nTPM level
Skeletal muscle 12.5 Medium
Heart 9.8 Medium
Brain (cortex) 6.2 Low
Lung 4.1 Low
Liver 1.3 Not detected
Cell Line Expression
Cell Line nTPM Notes
HeLa 8.5 Cervical cancer cell line
K562 6.0 Leukemia cell line
HUVEC 5.2 Endothelial cells
SH-SY5Y 7.8 Neuroblastoma cell line
Data source:Human Protein Atlas(proteinatlas.org)

Mutations & Variants

Hotspot Mutations
Variant Type Frequency Functional Description
rs2107595 SNP (intergenic) Risk allele frequency ~0.15 in Europeans Associated with large artery stroke
c.1960C>T (p.Arg654*) Nonsense Rare Loss of function, linked to intellectual disability
c.1123G>A (p.Gly375Arg) Missense Rare Altered deacetylase activity, reported in autism spectrum disorder
Mutation functional classification

Loss of Function (LOF)

Nonsense and frameshift mutations that truncate the protein or disrupt the catalytic domain lead to loss of deacetylase activity.

Gain of Function (GOF)

Not well characterized; some missense variants may enhance HDAC9 activity but evidence is limited.

Dominant Negative (DN)

Isoforms lacking the catalytic domain can act as dominant-negative repressors by competing with full-length HDAC9 for binding partners.

Pathways

Notch signaling pathway (Reactome: R-HSA-157118)
Chromatin modifying enzymes (Reactome: R-HSA-3247509)
Class II HDACs (Reactome: R-HSA-3214815)

Protein Summary

HDAC9 is a class IIa histone deacetylase that removes acetyl groups from lysine residues on histones and transcription factors. It shuttles between the nucleus and cytoplasm in response to cellular signals. HDAC9 interacts with MEF2, FOXP3, and other transcription factors to regulate gene programs in muscle, immune, and neuronal cells. Its expression is dynamically regulated during development and in disease states.

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