ATF2 acetylates histone H2B, H4

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R-HSA-3318415
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Reaction [transition]
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Homo sapiens
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ATF2 (activating transcription factor 2) is a basic leucine zipper (bZIP) protein and member of the activator protein-1 (AP-1) family (Wagner et al. 2001). The basic region of ATF2 binds DNA while the leucine zipper region allows dimerization with partners. ATF2 is a histone acetyltransferase (HAT), which specifically acetylates histones H2B and H4 in vitro. ATF2 is sequentially phosphorylated on threonine residues T69 and T71 by protein kinases ERK1/2 and p38 (van Dam et al. 1995, Livingstone et al. 1995, Ouwens et al. 2002, Baan et al. 2009). This phosphorylated form has increased HAT activity (Kawasaki et al. 2000).
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PubMed ID Title Journal Year
10821277 ATF-2 has intrinsic histone acetyltransferase activity which is modulated by phosphorylation

Kawasaki, H, Chiu, R, Yokoyama, KK, Taira, K, Itakura, K, Schiltz, L, Nakatani, Y

Nature 2000
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histone acetyltransferase activity of p-T69,T71-ATF2 [nucleoplasm]

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