KAT8 beyond Acetylation: A Survey of Its Epigenetic Regulation, Genetic Variability, and Implications for Human Health

L Yoo, D Mendoza, AJ Richard, JM Stephens - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Lysine acetyltransferase 8, also known as KAT8, is an enzyme involved in epigenetic
regulation, primarily recognized for its ability to modulate histone acetylation. This review …

Neurodevelopmental functions and activities of the KAT3 class of lysine acetyltransferases

AK Shahib, M Rastegar, AJ van Wijnen… - Biochemistry and Cell …, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
The human lysine acetyltransferases KAT3A (CREBBP) and KAT3B (EP300) are essential
enzymes in gene regulation in the nucleus. Their ubiquitous expression in metazoan cell …

Lysine acetyltransferase 8 is involved in cerebral development and syndromic intellectual disability

L Li, M Ghorbani, M Weisz-Hubshman… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Epigenetic integrity is critical for many eukaryotic cellular processes. An important question
is how different epigenetic regulators control development and influence disease. Lysine …

The key roles of the lysine acetyltransferases KAT6A and KAT6B in physiology and pathology

N Wiesel-Motiuk, YG Assaraf - Drug Resistance Updates, 2020 - Elsevier
Histone modifications and more specifically ε-lysine acylations are key epigenetic regulators
that control chromatin structure and gene transcription, thereby impacting on various …

Clinical features and underlying mechanisms of KAT6B disease in a Chinese boy

X Sun, X Luo, L Lin, S Wang, C Wang… - … Genetics & Genomic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Lysine acetyltransferase 6B (KAT6B) encodes a highly conserved
histone acetyltransferase that regulates the expression of multiple genes and is essential for …

The histone acetyltransferase KAT6A is recruited to unmethylated CpG islands via a DNA binding winged helix domain

LM Weber, Y Jia, B Stielow… - Nucleic acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The lysine acetyltransferase KAT6A (MOZ, MYST3) belongs to the MYST family of chromatin
regulators, facilitating histone acetylation. Dysregulation of KAT6A has been implicated in …

Regulation of KAT6 acetyltransferases and their roles in cell cycle progression, stem cell maintenance, and human disease

F Huang, SM Abmayr, JL Workman - Molecular and cellular biology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The lysine acetyltransferase 6 (KAT6) histone acetyltransferase (HAT) complexes are highly
conserved from yeast to higher organisms. They acetylate histone H3 and other nonhistone …

KAT6B is required for histone 3 lysine 9 acetylation and SOX gene expression in the developing brain

MI Bergamasco, W Abeysekera… - Life Science …, 2025 - life-science-alliance.org
Heterozygous mutations in the histone lysine acetyltransferase gene KAT6B
(MYST4/MORF/QKF) underlie neurodevelopmental disorders, but the mechanistic roles of …

De novo KAT5 variants cause a syndrome with recognizable facial dysmorphisms, cerebellar atrophy, sleep disturbance, and epilepsy

J Humbert, S Salian, P Makrythanasis, G Lemire… - The American Journal of …, 2020 - cell.com
KAT5 encodes an essential lysine acetyltransferase, previously called TIP60, which is
involved in regulating gene expression, DNA repair, chromatin remodeling, apoptosis, and …

Hotspot Cancer Mutation Impairs KAT8-mediated Nucleosomal Histone Acetylation

H Xuan, L Xu, K Li, F Xuan, T Xu, H Wen… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
KAT8 is an evolutionarily conserved lysine acetyltransferase that catalyzes histone
acetylation at H4K16 or H4K5 and H4K8 through distinct protein complexes. It plays a …