| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGUGGAGGGAGGGAAGAUGGCGGAGGUGGUGAGUCCGGUGCCCGGGGCG… | 1924 nt | 0.5691 | |
| AGUGGAGGGAGGGAAGAUGGCGGAGGUGGGGGAGAUAAUCGAGGGCUGC… | 1981 nt | 0.5684 | |
| AGUGGAGGGAGGGAAGAUGGCGGAGGUGGGGGAGAUAAUCGAGGGCUGC… | 1825 nt | 0.5584 | |
| AGUGGAGGGAGGGAAGAUGGCGGAGGUGGUGAGUCCGGUGCCCGGGGCG… | 2080 nt | 0.5779 |
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the MYST family of histone acetyl transferases (HATs) and was originally isolated as an HIV-1 TAT-interactive protein. HATs play important roles in regulating chromatin remodeling, transcription and other nuclear processes by acetylating histone and nonhistone proteins. This protein is a histone acetylase that has a role in DNA repair and apoptosis and is thought to play an important role in signal transduction. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
A study in mice demonstrated that the KAT5 is expressed higher in microglia compared to monocyte-derived macrophages after spinal cord injury [Stewart et al. DOI:10.1186/s12974-021-02161-8]. In a human forensic autopsy case of fatal anaphylactic shock, RNA sequencing identified the KAT5 as an upregulated downstream mediator within the FcεRI signaling pathway [Nakao et al. DOI:10.1016/j.legalmed.2025.102772].