Term Name: histone deacetylase activity
Synonyms: histone deacetylase activity (NAD-independent)
Definition: Removal of an acetyl group from a lysine residue in a histone.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004407]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: protein lysine deacetylase activity
has subtype: histone deacetylase activity, hydrolytic mechanism histone deacetylase activity, NAD-dependent histone H3K deacetylase activity histone H4K deacetylase activity
negatively regulated by: histone deacetylase inhibitor activity
regulated by: histone deacetylase regulator activity