HDA2; histone deacetylase; Class III RPD3 type protein. Encodes HDA2, a member of the histone deacetylase family proteins. ; Responsible for the deacetylation of lysine residues on the N-terminal part of the core histones (H2A, H2B, H3 and H4). Histone deacetylation gives a tag for epigenetic repression and plays an important role in transcriptional regulation, cell cycle progression and developmental events. Histone deacetylases act via the formation of large multiprotein complexes (By similarity) (387 aa)