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KAT6A lysine acetyltransferase 6A [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 7994, updated on 16-Mar-2025

Summary

Official Symbol
KAT6Aprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name
lysine acetyltransferase 6Aprovided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:13013
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000083168 MIM:601408; AllianceGenome:HGNC:13013
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
MOZ; ARTHS; MRD32; MYST3; MYST-3; ZNF220; RUNXBP2; ZC2HC6A
Summary
This gene encodes a member of the MOZ, YBFR2, SAS2, TIP60 family of histone acetyltransferases. The protein is composed of a nuclear localization domain, a double C2H2 zinc finger domain that binds to acetylated histone tails, a histone acetyl-transferase domain, a glutamate/aspartate-rich region, and a serine- and methionine-rich transactivation domain. It is part of a complex that acetylates lysine-9 residues in histone 3, and in addition, it acts as a co-activator for several transcription factors. Allelic variants of this gene are associated with an autosomal dominant form of cognitive disability. Chromosomal translocations of this gene are associated with acute myeloid leukemia. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2017]
Expression
Ubiquitous expression in bone marrow (RPKM 10.9), ovary (RPKM 10.5) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

See KAT6A in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
8p11.21
Exon count:
17
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 8 NC_000008.11 (41929479..42051987, complement)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 8 NC_060932.1 (42203787..42326296, complement)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 8 NC_000008.10 (41786997..41909505, complement)

Chromosome 8 - NC_000008.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene ankyrin 1 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC105379392 Neighboring gene BRD4-independent group 4 enhancer GRCh37_chr8:41656213-41657412 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr8:41666802-41667754 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 6451 Neighboring gene MED14-independent group 3 enhancer GRCh37_chr8:41675890-41677089 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr8:41685500-41686057 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr8:41691339-41692069 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr8:41692070-41692799 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr8:41699113-41699614 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr8:41699615-41700114 Neighboring gene RNA, 7SL, cytoplasmic 149, pseudogene Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr8:41734031-41734243 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr8:41759247-41759433 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 1046 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 27296 Neighboring gene small nucleolar RNA SNORD112 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 19150 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr8:41909597-41910118 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr8:41910119-41910639 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 9305 Neighboring gene KAT6A antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene myosin light chain 9 pseudogene Neighboring gene ribosomal protein L17 pseudogene 30

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
  • Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
  • BioProject: PRJNA270632
  • Publication: PMID 26076956
  • Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Phenotypes

Associated conditions

Description Tests
Autosomal dominant intellectual disability-craniofacial anomalies-cardiac defects syndrome
MedGen: C4225396 OMIM: 616268 GeneReviews: Not available
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Copy number response

Description
Copy number response
Triplosensitivity

No evidence available (Last evaluated 2018-03-28)

ClinGen Genome Curation Page
Haploinsufficency

Sufficient evidence for dosage pathogenicity (Last evaluated 2018-03-28)

ClinGen Genome Curation PagePubMed

HIV-1 interactions

Replication interactions

Interaction Pubs
Knockdown of K(lysine) acetyltransferase 6A (KAT6A) by siRNA inhibits the early stages of HIV-1 replication in 293T cells infected with VSV-G pseudotyped HIV-1 PubMed

Protein interactions

Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
integrase gag-pol Cellular acetyltransferase binds HIV-1 integrase both in vitro and in cells and acetylates three specific lysine's (K264, K266, K273) in the carboxy-terminus of integrase PubMed

Go to the HIV-1, Human Interaction Database

Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Clone Names

  • MGC167033

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables DNA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables acetyltransferase activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
enables chromatin binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables histone H2AK5 acetyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables histone H2AK9 acetyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables histone H2BK12 acetyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables histone H2BK5 acetyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables histone H3 acetyltransferase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables histone H3K122 acetyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables histone H3K14 acetyltransferase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables histone H3K18 acetyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables histone H3K23 acetyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables histone H3K27 acetyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables histone H3K36 acetyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables histone H3K4 acetyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables histone H3K56 acetyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables histone H3K9 acetyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables histone H4K12 acetyltransferase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables histone H4K16 acetyltransferase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables histone H4K5 acetyltransferase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables histone H4K8 acetyltransferase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables histone acetyltransferase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables transcription coactivator activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables transcription coactivator activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
enables transcription coregulator activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables zinc ion binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
part_of MOZ/MORF histone acetyltransferase complex IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
part_of MOZ/MORF histone acetyltransferase complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
part_of MOZ/MORF histone acetyltransferase complex ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in PML body IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
is_active_in chromatin IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 
located_in nuclear speck IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 
located_in nucleolus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 
located_in nucleoplasm TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
part_of nucleosome IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
is_active_in nucleus IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in nucleus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleus ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 

General protein information

Preferred Names
histone acetyltransferase KAT6A
Names
K(lysine) acetyltransferase 6A
MOZ, YBF2/SAS3, SAS2 and TIP60 protein 3
MYST histone acetyltransferase (monocytic leukemia) 3
histone acetyltransferase MYST3
monocytic leukemia zinc finger protein
runt-related transcription factor binding protein 2
zinc finger protein 220
NP_001292807.1
NP_006757.2

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_042093.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    5040..127548
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001305878.2NP_001292807.1  histone acetyltransferase KAT6A isoform 2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001292807.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) lacks several exons in the 3' coding region and its 3' terminal exon extends past a splice site that is used in variant 1, resulting in differences in the 3' coding region and 3' UTR compared to variant 1. It encodes isoform 2, which has a shorter and distinct C-terminus compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC090571, BC142959, BP271264
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS83290.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A5PLL3
    Related
    ENSP00000430606.1, ENST00000485568.5
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    smart00526
    Location:85162
    H15; Domain in histone families 1 and 5
    cd15527
    Location:264310
    PHD2_KAT6A_6B; PHD finger 2 found in monocytic leukemia zinc-finger protein (MOZ) and its factor (MORF)
    cd15618
    Location:205262
    PHD1_MOZ_MORF; PHD finger 1 found in monocytic leukemia zinc-finger protein (MOZ) and its factor (MORF)
    pfam01853
    Location:565743
    MOZ_SAS; MOZ/SAS family
    cl17182
    Location:505779
    NAT_SF; N-Acyltransferase superfamily: Various enyzmes that characteristicly catalyze the transfer of an acyl group to a substrate
  2. NM_006766.5NP_006757.2  histone acetyltransferase KAT6A isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_006757.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longer transcript and encodes the longer isoform (1).
    Source sequence(s)
    AA310750, AC090571, AJ420560, BC142659, CB216817, DA442995, U47742
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS6124.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q92794
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A3F2YNX6
    Related
    ENSP00000265713.2, ENST00000265713.8
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    smart00526
    Location:85162
    H15; Domain in histone families 1 and 5
    PLN00104
    Location:504778
    PLN00104; MYST -like histone acetyltransferase; Provisional
    cd15527
    Location:264310
    PHD2_KAT6A_6B; PHD finger 2 found in monocytic leukemia zinc-finger protein (MOZ) and its factor (MORF)
    cd15618
    Location:205262
    PHD1_MOZ_MORF; PHD finger 1 found in monocytic leukemia zinc-finger protein (MOZ) and its factor (MORF)

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000008.11 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    41929479..42051987 complement
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060932.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    42203787..42326296 complement
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

Suppressed Reference Sequence(s)

The following Reference Sequences have been suppressed. Explain

  1. NM_001099412.1: Suppressed sequence

    Description
    NM_001099412.1: This RefSeq was permanently suppressed because currently there is insufficient support for the transcript.
  2. NM_001099413.1: Suppressed sequence

    Description
    NM_001099413.1: This RefSeq was permanently suppressed because currently there is insufficient support for the transcript.