Function and Biology

Crystal structure of MYST acetyltransferase domain in complex with inhibitor 40

Source organism: Homo sapiens
Biochemical function: histone acetyltransferase activity
Biological process: regulation of DNA-templated transcription
Cellular component: not assigned

EC 2.3.1.48: Histone acetyltransferase

Reaction catalysed:
Acetyl-CoA + [protein]-L-lysine = CoA + [protein]-N(6)-acetyl-L-lysine
Systematic name:
Acetyl-CoA:[protein]-L-lysine acetyltransferase
Alternative Name(s):
  • Acetyl-CoA:histone acetyltransferase
  • Histone acetokinase
  • Histone acetylase
  • Histone transacetylase
  • Lysine acetyltransferase
  • Nucleosome-histone acetyltransferase
  • Protein lysine acetyltransferase

GO terms

Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
  • not assigned

Sequence families

Pfam Protein families (Pfam)
PF01853
Domain description: MOZ/SAS family
Occurring in:
  1. Histone acetyltransferase KAT8

PF17772
Domain description: MYST family zinc finger domain
Occurring in:
  1. Histone acetyltransferase KAT8

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR002717
Domain description: Histone acetyltransferase domain, MYST-type
Occurring in:
  1. Histone acetyltransferase KAT8
IPR036388
Domain description: Winged helix-like DNA-binding domain superfamily
Occurring in:
  1. Histone acetyltransferase KAT8
IPR040706
Domain description: MYST, zinc finger domain
Occurring in:
  1. Histone acetyltransferase KAT8
IPR016181
Domain description: Acyl-CoA N-acyltransferase
Occurring in:
  1. Histone acetyltransferase KAT8