Histone Acetyltransferase KAT2A

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** Histone acetyltransferase KAT2A (837 aa, ~94 kDa) is encoded by the human KAT2A gene. This protein plays a role in catalyzing the transfer of acetyl, glutaryl, malonyl and succinyl groups to lysine residues in histones.

**Synonyms:** - EC 2.3.1.48 - GCN5 - GCN5L2 - General Control of Amino Acid Synthesis Protein 5-Like 2 - Histone Acetyltransferase GCN5 - Histone Glutaryltransferase KAT2A - Histone Succinyltransferase KAT2A - HsGCN5 - KAT2A - Lysine Acetyltransferase 2A - STAF97 - hGCN5