Expression and cilia associated localization of Histone deacetylases 6 in Xenopus

MicroPubl Biol. 2023 Aug 14:2023:10.17912/micropub.biology.000919. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000919. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are key posttranslational modulators of the proteome. We show that expression of histone deacetylase 6 ( hdac6 ) is dynamic and appears in a tissue specific manner throughout embryonic development of the frog Xenopus laevis . Interestingly, hdac6 transcripts often associate with ciliated tissues, like the left-right organizer at neurula stage or the pronephros. In the embryonic skin, Hdac6 protein localizes to the cilia base, suggesting a functional link.

Grants and funding

M.T. was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (01PL11003), project Humboldt reloaded. T.O. received a Ph.D. fellowship by the Landesgraduiertenförderung Baden-Württemberg. Work in the Blum laboratory was supported by a grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft to M.B. (BL 285/9-2).