Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ Mammalian histone deacetylases (HDACs) can be divided into three classes according to sequence homology. Class I consists of the yeast transcriptional regulatory protein Rpd3-like proteins HDAC1, HDAC2, HDAC3, and HDAC8. Class II consists of the yeast Hda1-like proteins HDAC4, HDAC5, HDAC6, HDAC7, HDAC9 and HDAC10. Class III consists of the yeast sirtuin 2 (Sir2)-like proteins. Although HDAC7 is localized mostly to the cell nucleus, it is also found in the cytoplasm._x000D_ Specificity_x000D_ Anti-Histone Deacetylase 7 recognizes human, mouse, and rat HDAC7._x000D_ Immunogen_x000D_ Synthetic peptide corresponding to amino acids of human HDAC7, conjugated to KLH._x000D_ Application_x000D_ Anti-Histone Deacetylase 7 (HDAC7) (KG-17) antibody produced in rabbit has been used in_x000D_ • indirect immunofluorescene_x000D_ • immunoblotting_x000D_ • immunoprecipitation_x000D_ Physical form_x000D_ Solution in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline containing 1% bovine serum albumin and 15 mM sodium azide._x000D_ Disclaimer_x000D_ Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals._x000D_ Packaging_x000D_ 200 μL in glass insert_x000D_ Biochem/physiol Actions_x000D_ Class II histone deacetylases (HDACs) have been implicated in the regulation of muscle differentiation. Interaction of HDAC4, -5, and -7 with members of the myocyte enhancer factor-2 (Mef2) family of transcription factors represses their transcriptional activity and prevents myogenesis. Shuttling of HDAC7 between the cell nucleus and the cytoplasm is controlled by a mechanism involving calmodulin independent kinase I (CaMKI) and 14-3-3 proteins. The HDAC7 enzymatic activity depends on its interaction with the class I HDAC3, and the corepressors silencing mediator of retinoic acid and thyroid hormone receptors (SMRT) and nuclear receptor co-repressor (N-COR). HDAC7 also interacts with the transcriptional repressor B-cell lymphoma 6 (BCL-6).