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CATH Superfamily 3.40.630.30

Gcn5-related N-acetyltransferase (GNAT)

The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_3_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was: waiting to be named.

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FunFam 615: N-alpha-acetyltransferase 40

There are 1 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
N-terminal L-serine N(alpha)-acetyltransferase NatD. [EC: 2.3.1.257]
(1) Acetyl-CoA + an N-terminal-L-seryl-[histone H4] = an N-terminal- N(alpha)-acetyl-L-seryl-[histone H4] + CoA. (2) Acetyl-CoA + an N-terminal-L-seryl-[histone H2A] = an N-terminal- N(alpha)-acetyl-L-seryl-[histone H2A] + CoA.
  • N-terminal-acetylases (NATs) catalyze the covalent attachment of an acetyl moiety from acetyl-CoA to the free alpha-amino group at the N-terminus of a protein.
  • This irreversible modification neutralizes the positive charge at the N-terminus and makes the N-terminal residue larger and more hydrophobic.
  • NatD is found in all eukaryotic organisms, and acetylates solely the serine residue at the N-terminus of histones H2A or H4.
  • Efficient recognition and acetylation by NatD requires at least the first 30 to 50 highly conserved amino acid residues of the histone N terminus.
  • Formerly EC 2.3.1.88.
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