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. 2020 Jan 29;12(2):318. doi: 10.3390/cancers12020318

Table 4.

List of substrates specifically deacetylated by HDAC6.

Substrates Localization of the Substrate Deacetylated Lysine(s) Function of the Deacetylated Substrate Interaction Domains of HDAC6 Reference
14-3-3ζ Cytoplasm and nucleus 49, 120 Regulation of protein binding Bad and AS160 ND [85]
β-catenin Cytoplasm and nucleus 49 Epidermal growth factor-induced nuclear localization and decreased expression of c-Myc ND [83]
Cortactin * Cytoplasm 87, 124, 161, 189, 198, 235, 272, 309, 319 Regulation of cell migration and actin filament binding DD1 and DD2 [83]
DNAJA1 Cytoplasm ND Protein folding ND [86]
ERK1 Cytoplasm and nucleus 72 Proliferation, mobility, and cell survival [87]
Foxp3 * Nucleus ND ND ND [88]
HDAC9 Cytoplasm and nucleus ND Modulation of cell survival and arrest of cellular movement DD2 [89]
HDAC11 Nucleus ND Transcriptional activation of interleukin 10 ND [90]
HMGN2 Nucleus 2 Increased transcription of STAT5 ND [91]
HSC70 Cytoplasm ND Protein folding ND [86]
HSPA5 Cytoplasm 353 Ubiquitination of HSPA5 mediated by GP78 ND [92]
HSP90α Cytoplasm 294 Degradation and elimination of misfolded proteins and regulation of glucocorticoid receptors DD1, DD2 et BUZ [83]
K-RAS * Cytoplasm 104 Cell proliferation ND [93]
Ku70 Cytoplasm 539, 542 Suppression of apoptosis ND [83]
LC3B-II* Cytoplasm ND Regulation of autophagy ND [94]
MSH2 Cytoplasm and nucleus 845, 847, 871, 892 Reduced cellular sensitivity to DNA damaging agents and reduced DNA mismatch repair activities by downregulation of MSH2 DD1 [95]
MYH9 Cytoplasm ND Regulation of binding to actin filaments ND [86]
PrxI Cytoplasm and nucleus 197 Antioxidant activity ND [96,97]
PrxII Cytoplasm and nucleus 196 Antioxidant activity ND [96,97]
RIG-I Cytoplasm 858, 909 Recognition of viral RNA ND [98]
Sam68 Nucleus ND Alternative splicing ND [99]
Survivin Nucleus 129 Anti-apoptotic function DD2 [83]
Tat Cytoplasm 28 Suppression of HIV transactivation DD2 and BUZ [100]
α-tubulin * Cytoplasm 40 Formation of immune synapses, viral infection, cell migration and chemotaxis DD1 or DD2 [83,101]

* Cortactin and LC3B-II are also deacetylated by SIRT1, K-RAS and α-tubulin are also deacetylated by SIRT2, and Foxp3 is also deacetylated by HDAC9 and SIRT1. AS160: Akt substrate of 160 kDa; Bad: Bcl-2 associated agonist of cell death; BUZ: binding-of-ubiquitin zinc; DD: deacetylase domain; DNAJA1: dnaJ homolog subfamily A member 1; ERK1: extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1; Foxp3: forkhead box P3; GP: glycoprotein; HDAC: histone deacetylase; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; HMGN2: high mobility group nucleosomal binding domain 2; HSC: heat shock cognate; HSP (A): heat shock protein [family A (HSP70) member 5]; LC3B-II: microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3; MSH2: MutS protein homolog 2; MYH9: myosin heavy chain 9; ND: non determined; Prx: peroxiredoxin; RIG-I: retinoic acid-inducible gene I protein; Sam: Src-associated substrate in mitosis; STAT: signal transducer and transcriptional activator; Tat: twin-arginine translocation protein.