Enables GTPase binding activity; chromatin binding activity; and deacetylase activity. Contributes to histone deacetylase activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to mechanical stimulus; negative regulation of cytokine production; and positive regulation of apoptotic process. Located in chromatin; cytoplasm; and nucleus. Biomarker of acute kidney failure and impotence. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in lung non-small cell carcinoma. Orthologous to human HDAC3 (histone deacetylase 3). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]