Histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) is an enzyme which belongs to the histone deacetylase/acuc/apha family and is a component of the histone deacetylase complex. Histone acetylation and deacetylation, catalyzed by multisubunit complexes, play a key role in the regulation of eukaryotic gene expression. HDAC1 also interacts with retinoblastoma tumor-suppressor protein and this complex is a key element in the control of cell proliferation and differentiation. Besides, Specificity Protein 1 (Sp1) has been identified as an interactor of HDAC1, thus a functional binding ELISA assay was conducted to detect the interaction of recombinant mouse HDAC1 and recombinant human Sp1. Briefly, HDAC1 were diluted serially in PBS, with 0.01% BSA (pH 7.4). Duplicate samples of 100 ul were then transferred to Sp1-coated microtiter wells and incubated for 2h at 37℃. Wells were washed with PBST and incubated for 1h with anti-HDAC1 pAb, then aspirated and washed 3 times. After incubation with HRP labelled secondary antibody, wells were aspirated and washed 3 times. With the addition of substrate solution, wells were incubated 15-25 minutes at 37℃. Finally, add 50μL stop solution to the wells and read at 450 nm immediately. The binding activity of of recombinant mouse HDAC1 and recombinant human Sp1 was shown in Figure 1, and this effect was in a dose dependent manner.