Histone acetylation plays a key role in the regulation of eukaryotic gene expression. Histone acetylation and deacetylation are catalyzed by multisubunit complexes. The protein encoded by this gene is a component of the histone deacetylase complex, which includes SIN3, SAP30, HDAC1, HDAC2, RbAp46, RbAp48, and other polypeptides. This protein directly interacts with SIN3 and enhances SIN3-mediated transcriptional repression when tethered to the promoter.[2] Additionally, SAP18s splice variants are implicated in apoptotic cycles.[3]
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↑Wada M, Miyazawa H, Wang RS, Mizuno T, Sato A, Asashima M, Hanaoka F (March 2002). "The second largest subunit of mouse DNA polymerase epsilon, DPE2, interacts with SAP18 and recruits the Sin3 co-repressor protein to DNA". Journal of Biochemistry. 131 (3): 307–11. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a003104. PMID11872158.
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Wada M, Miyazawa H, Wang RS, Mizuno T, Sato A, Asashima M, Hanaoka F (March 2002). "The second largest subunit of mouse DNA polymerase epsilon, DPE2, interacts with SAP18 and recruits the Sin3 co-repressor protein to DNA". Journal of Biochemistry. 131 (3): 307–11. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a003104. PMID11872158.
