This gene encodes a serine/threonine-protein kinase that is involved in mitotic regulation. This protein is localized to the centrosome, and undetectable during G1 phase, but accumulates progressively throughout the S phase, reaching maximal levels in late G2 phase. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms with distinct C-termini have been noted for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]
Forensic Context
A study in mouse cardiac mesenchymal stem cells demonstrated that HDAC11 overexpression induced transcriptional reprogramming, activated cell cycle pathways including chromosome organization, and promoted proliferation, as evidenced by increased pHH3 protein levels and the upregulation of numerous hub genes including AURKB, PCNA, and NEK2 [Zhang et al. DOI:10.3390/biom15050662].