Histone deacetylase inhibitor
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| Histone deacetylase inhibitor | |
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| Term | Histone deacetylase inhibitor |
| Short definition | histone deacetylase (ITS sound dee-uh-SEH-tih-lay) An enzyme that removes a small molecule called an acetyl group from histones (proteins found in chromosomes). This changes the way the histones bind to DNA and can affect their activity. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
histone deacetylase inhibitor - (pronounced) (ITS sound dee-uh-SEH-tih-lays in-HIH-bih-ter) A substance that causes a chemical change that stops tumor cells from dividing. Histone deacetylase inhibitors are being studied for the treatment of cancer. Also called HDAC inhibitors
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- Medical encyclopedia article on Histone deacetylase inhibitor
- Wikipedia's article - Histone deacetylase inhibitor
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