Function and Biology

Crystal structure of the p300 acetyltransferase domain with AcCoA competitive inhibitor 12

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 family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF08214
Domain description: Histone acetylation protein
Occurring in:
  1. Histone acetyltransferase p300
The deposited structure of PDB entry 6v90 contains 1 copy of Pfam domain PF08214 (Histone acetylation protein) in Histone acetyltransferase p300. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR013178
Domain description: Histone acetyltransferase Rtt109/CBP
Occurring in:
  1. Histone acetyltransferase p300
IPR031162
Domain description: CBP/p300-type histone acetyltransferase domain
Occurring in:
  1. Histone acetyltransferase p300