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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02536
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 8034
Name Histone acetyltransferase KAT2A
Synonyms
  1. General control of amino acid synthesis protein 5-like 2
  2. Histone acetyltransferase GCN5
  3. HsGCN5
  4. Lysine acetyltransferase 2A
  5. STAF97
Gene Name KAT2A
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in N-acetyltransferase activity
Specific Function Functions as a histone acetyltransferase (HAT) to promote transcriptional activation. Acetylation of histones gives a specific tag for epigenetic transcription activation. Has significant histone acetyltransferase activity with core histones, but not with nucleosome core particles. In case of HIV-1 infection, it is recruited by the viral protein Tat. Regulates Tat's transactivating activity and may help inducing chromatin remodeling of proviral genes. Component of the ATAC complex, a complex with histone acetyltransferase activity on histones H3 and H4.
Pathways
  • Human T-cell leukemia virus 1 infection
  • Notch signaling pathway
  • Viral carcinogenesis
Reactions
Acetyl-CoA + [histone] → Coenzyme A + acetyl-[histone] details
GO Classification
Biological Process
transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
cell proliferation
in utero embryonic development
somitogenesis
regulation of protein stability
chromatin remodeling
regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
virus-host interaction
regulation of apoptotic process
multicellular organism growth
histone deubiquitination
histone H3-K14 acetylation
metencephalon development
midbrain development
neural tube closure
telencephalon development
Cellular Component
Ada2/Gcn5/Ada3 transcription activator complex
STAGA complex
transcription factor TFTC complex
Component
organelle
membrane-bounded organelle
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring acyl groups
transferase activity, transferring acyl groups other than amino-acyl groups
acyltransferase activity
acetyltransferase activity
n-acetyltransferase activity
lysine n-acetyltransferase activity
histone acetyltransferase activity
Molecular Function
transcription coactivator activity
chromatin binding
H3 histone acetyltransferase activity
histone acetyltransferase activity (H4-K12 specific)
Process
metabolic process
cellular process
cellular component organization at cellular level
organelle organization
chromosome organization
chromatin organization
chromatin modification
covalent chromatin modification
histone modification
histone acetylation
biological regulation
regulation of biological process
regulation of metabolic process
regulation of macromolecule metabolic process
regulation of gene expression
regulation of transcription
regulation of transcription, dna-dependent
Cellular Location
  1. Nucleus
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 17
Locus 17q21
SNPs KAT2A
Gene Sequence
>2514 bp
ATGGCGGAACCTTCCCAGGCCCCGACCCCGGCCCCGGCTGCGCAGCCCCGGCCCCTTCAG
TCCCCAGCCCCTGCCCCAACTCCGACTCCTGCACCCAGCCCGGCTTCAGCCCCGATTCCG
ACTCCCACCCCGGCACCAGCCCCTGCCCCAGCTGCAGCCCCAGCCGGCAGCACAGGGACT
GGGGGGCCCGGGGTAGGAAGTGGGGGGGCCGGGAGCGGGGGGGATCCGGCTCGGCCTGGC
CTGAGCCAGCAGCAGCGCGCCAGTCAGAGGAAGGCGCAAGTCCGGGGGCTGCCCCGCGCC
AAGAAGCTTGAGAAGCTAGGGGTCTTCTCGGCTTGCAAGGCCAATGGAACCTGTAAGTGT
AATGGCTGGAAAAACCCCAAGCCCCCCACTGCACCCCGCATAGATCTGCAGCAGCCAGCT
GCCAACCTGAGTGAGCTGTGCCGCAGTTGTGAGCACCCCTTGGCTGACCACGTATCCCAC
TTGGAGAATGTGTCAGAGGATGAGATAAACCGACTGCTGGGGATGGTGGTGGATGTGGAG
AATCTCTTCATGTCTGTTCACAAGGAAGAGGACACAGACACCAAGCAGGTCTATTTCTAC
CTCTTCAAGCTACTGCGGAAATGCATCCTGCAGATGACCCGGCCTGTGGTGGAGGGGTCC
CTGGGCAGCCCTCCATTTGAGAAACCTAATATTGAGCAGGGTGTGCTGAACTTTGTGCAG
TACAAGTTTAGTCACCTGGCTCCCCGGGAGCGGCAGACGATGTTCGAGCTCTCAAAGATG
TTCTTGCTCTGCCTTAACTACTGGGAGCTTGAGACACCTGCCCAGTTTCGGCAGAGGTCT
CAGGCTGAGGACGTGGCTACCTACAAGGTCAATTACACCAGATGGCTCTGTTACTGCCAC
GTGCCCCAGAGCTGTGATAGCCTCCCCCGCTACGAAACCACTCATGTCTTTGGGCGAAGC
CTTCTCCGGTCCATTTTCACCGTTACCCGCCGGCAGCTGCTGGAAAAGTTCCGAGTGGAG
AAGGACAAATTGGTGCCCGAGAAGAGGACCCTCATCCTCACTCACTTCCCCAAATTCCTG
TCCATGCTGGAGGAGGAGATCTATGGGGCAAACTCTCCAATCTGGGAGTCAGGCTTCACC
ATGCCACCCTCAGAGGGGACACAGCTGGTTCCCCGGCCAGCTTCAGTCAGTGCAGCGGTT
GTTCCCAGCACCCCCATCTTCAGCCCCAGCATGGGTGGGGGCAGCAACAGCTCCCTGAGT
CTGGATTCTGCAGGGGCCGAGCCTATGCCAGGCGAGAAGAGGACGCTCCCAGAGAACCTG
ACCCTGGAGGATGCCAAGCGGCTCCGTGTGATGGGTGACATCCCCATGGAGCTGGTCAAT
GAGGTCATGCTGACCATCACTGACCCTGCTGCCATGCTGGGGCCTGAGACGAGCCTGCTT
TCGGCCAATGCGGCCCGGGATGAGACAGCCCGCCTGGAGGAGCGCCGCGGCATCATCGAG
TTCCATGTCATCGGCAACTCACTGACGCCCAAGGCCAACCGGCGGGTGTTGCTGTGGCTC
GTGGGGCTGCAGAATGTCTTTTCCCACCAGCTGCCGCGCATGCCTAAGGAGTATATCGCC
CGCCTCGTCTTTGACCCGAAGCACAAGACTCTGGCCTTGATCAAGGATGGGCGGGTCATC
GGTGGCATCTGCTTCCGCATGTTTCCCACCCAGGGCTTCACGGAGATTGTCTTCTGTGCT
GTCACCTCGAATGAGCAGGTCAAGGGTTATGGGACCCACCTGATGAACCACCTGAAGGAG
TATCACATCAAGCACAACATTCTCTACTTCCTCACCTACGCCGACGAGTACGCCATCGGC
TACTTCAAAAAGCAGGGTTTCTCCAAGGACATCAAGGTGCCCAAGAGCCGCTACCTGGGC
TACATCAAGGACTACGAGGGAGCGACGCTGATGGAGTGTGAGCTGAATCCCCGCATCCCC
TACACGGAGCTGTCCCACATCATCAAGAAGCAGAAAGAGATCATCAAGAAGCTGATTGAG
CGCAAACAGGCCCAGATCCGCAAGGTCTACCCGGGGCTCAGCTGCTTCAAGGAGGGCGTG
AGGCAGATCCCTGTGGAGAGCGTTCCTGGCATTCGAGAGACAGGCTGGAAGCCATTGGGG
AAGGAGAAGGGGAAGGAGCTGAAGGACCCCGACCAGCTCTACACAACCCTCAAAAACCTG
CTGGCCCAAATCAAGTCTCACCCCAGTGCCTGGCCCTTCATGGAGCCTGTGAAGAAGTCG
GAGGCCCCTGACTACTACGAGGTCATCCGCTTCCCCATTGACCTGAAGACCATGACTGAG
CGGCTGCGAAGCCGCTACTACGTGACCCGGAAGCTCTTTGTGGCCGACCTGCAGCGGGTC
ATCGCCAACTGTCGCGAGTACAACCCCCCGGACAGCGAGTACTGCCGCTGTGCCAGCGCC
CTGGAGAAGTTCTTCTACTTCAAGCTCAAGGAGGGAGGCCTCATTGACAAGTAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 837
Molecular Weight 93924.72
Theoretical pI 9.04
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Histone acetyltransferase KAT2A
MAEPSQAPTPAPAAQPRPLQSPAPAPTPTPAPSPASAPIPTPTPAPAPAPAAAPAGSTGT
GGPGVGSGGAGSGGDPARPGLSQQQRASQRKAQVRGLPRAKKLEKLGVFSACKANETCKC
NGWKNPKPPTAPRMDLQQPAANLSELCRSCEHPLADHVSHLENVSEDEINRLLGMVVDVE
NLFMSVHKEEDTDTKQVYFYLFKLLRKCILQMTRPVVEGSLGSPPFEKPNIEQGVLNFVQ
YKFSHLAPRERQTMFELSKMFLLCLNYWKLETPAQFRQRSQAEDVATYKVNYTRWLCYCH
VPQSCDSLPRYETTHVFGRSLLRSIFTVTRRQLLEKFRVEKDKLVPEKRTLILTHFPKFL
SMLEEEIYGANSPIWESGFTMPPSEGTQLVPRPASVSAAVVPSTPIFSPSMGGGSNSSLS
LDSAGAEPMPGEKRTLPENLTLEDAKRLRVMGDIPMELVNEVMLTITDPAAMLGPETSLL
SANAARDETARLEERRGIIEFHVIGNSLTPKANRRVLLWLVGLQNVFSHQLPRMPKEYIA
RLVFDPKHKTLALIKDGRVIGGICFRMFPTQGFTEIVFCAVTSNEQVKGYGTHLMNHLKE
YHIKHNILYFLTYADEYAIGYFKKQGFSKDIKVPKSRYLGYIKDYEGATLMECELNPRIP
YTELSHIIKKQKEIIKKLIERKQAQIRKVYPGLSCFKEGVRQIPVESVPGIRETGWKPLG
KEKGKELKDPDQLYTTLKNLLAQIKSHPSAWPFMEPVKKSEAPDYYEVIRFPIDLKTMTE
RLRSRYYVTRKLFVADLQRVIANCREYNPPDSEYCRCASALEKFFYFKLKEGGLIDK
GenBank ID Protein 3220164
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q92830
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name KAT2A_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AF029777
GeneCard ID KAT2A
GenAtlas ID KAT2A
HGNC ID HGNC:4201
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