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  • verb To cause, or to undergo, deacetylation

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  • Histone deacetylase enzymes [HDACs] are a group of proteins that deacetylate lysine residues on core histones resulting in chromatin condensation and gene repression.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2009

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