Anti-GCN5 KAT2A Antibody

Histone acetyltransferase KAT2A;2.3.1.48; General control of amino acid synthesis protein 5-like 2; Histone acetyltransferase GCN5; HsGCN5; Lysine acetyltransferase 2A; STAF97; KAT2A; GCN5, GCN5L2, HGCN5

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. Also acetylates non- histone proteins, such as CEBPB (PubMed:17301242) . Component of the ATAC complex, a complex with histone acetyltransferase activity on histones H3 and H4. 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. .