PCAF Last updated July 17, 2025  
Protein-coding gene in humans
KAT2B   Available structures  PDB   Ortholog search:  PDBe  RCSB    List of PDB id codes  1CM0 , 1JM4 , 1N72 , 1WUG , 1WUM , 1ZS5 , 2RNW , 2RNX , 3GG3 , 4NSQ , 5FE2 , 5FE4 , 5FDZ , 5FE8 , 5FE5 , 5FE1 , 5FE7 , 5FE9 , 5FE3 , 5FE0 , 5FE6   
Identifiers  Aliases    KAT2B   , CAF, P/CAF, PCAF, lysine acetyltransferase 2BExternal IDs  OMIM : 602303 ; MGI : 1343094 ; HomoloGene : 20834 ; GeneCards : KAT2B ; OMA :KAT2B - orthologs    RNA expression  pattern  Bgee    Human    Mouse  (ortholog)  Top expressed in   external globus pallidus trabecular bone buccal mucosa cell corpus callosum Achilles tendon subthalamic nucleus pars reticulata amniotic fluid Skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis pars compacta 
 Top expressed in   retinal pigment epithelium nasal epithelium olfactory epithelium Epithelium of choroid plexus iris seminal vesicula vestibular membrane of cochlear duct gastrula extensor digitorum longus muscle ankle 
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P300/CBP-associated factor  (PCAF ), also known as K(lysine) acetyltransferase 2B  (KAT2B ), is a human gene  and transcriptional coactivator  associated with p53 .
Structure Several domains of PCAF can act independently or in unison to enable its functions. PCAF has separate acetyltransferase  and E3 ubiquitin ligase  domains as well as a bromodomain  for interaction with other proteins. PCAF also possesses sites for its own acetylation and ubiquitination. [ 5]  
Function  CBP  and p300  are large nuclear proteins that bind to many sequence-specific factors involved in cell growth and/or differentiation, including c-jun  and the adenoviral oncoprotein E1A. The protein encoded by the PCAF gene associates with p300/CBP. It has in vitro and in vivo binding activity with CBP and p300, and competes with E1A for binding sites in p300/CBP. It has histone acetyl transferase  activity with core histones  and nucleosome  core particles, indicating that this protein plays a direct role in transcriptional regulation. [ 6]  
Regulation The acetyltransferase  activity and cellular location of PCAF are regulated through acetylation of PCAF itself. PCAF may be autoacetylated (acetylated by itself) or by p300 . Acetylation leads to migration to the nucleus and enhances its acetyltransferase activity. [ 7]   PCAF interacts with and is deacetylated by HDAC3 , leading to a reduction in PCAF acetyltransferase activity and cytoplasmic localisation. [ 8]  
Protein interactions PCAF forms complexes with numerous proteins that guide its activity. For example PCAF is recruited by ATF   [ 9]   to acetylate histones  and promote transcription of ATF4 target genes.
Targets There are various protein targets of PCAF's acetyltransferase activity including transcription factors such as Fli1 , [ 10]   p53 [ 11]   and numerous histone residues. Hdm2 , itself a ubiquitin ligase that targets p53, has also been demonstrated to be a target of the ubiquitin-ligase activity of PCAF. [ 5]  
Interactions PCAF has been shown to interact  with:
 BRCA2 , [ 12]   [ 13]    CTNNB1 , [ 14]    CREBBP , [ 15]   [ 16]    EVI1 , [ 17]    HNF1A , [ 18]    IRF1 , [ 19]    IRF2 , [ 19]   [ 20]    KLF13 , [ 21]    Mdm2   [ 22]    Myc , [ 23]    NCOA1 , [ 24]    POLR2A , [ 16]    RBPJ , [ 25]    TCF3 , [ 26]    TRRAP , [ 23]   [ 27]    and  TWIST1 . [ 28]   References  1  2  3    GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000114166  –  Ensembl , May 2017  1  2  3    GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000000708  –  Ensembl , May 2017  ↑    "Human PubMed Reference:" . National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine .  ↑    "Mouse PubMed Reference:" . National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine .  1  2   Linares LK, Kiernan R, Triboulet R, Chable-Bessia C, Latreille D, Cuvier O, Lacroix M, Le Cam L, Coux O, Benkirane M (March 2007). "Intrinsic ubiquitination activity of PCAF controls the stability of the oncoprotein Hdm2". Nat. Cell Biol . 9  (3): 331– 8. doi :10.1038/ncb1545 . 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PDB gallery
1cm0 : CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE PCAF/COENZYME-A COMPLEX
1jm4 : NMR Structure of P/CAF Bromodomain in Complex with HIV-1 Tat Peptide
1n72 : Structure and Ligand of a Histone Acetyltransferase Bromodomain
1wug : complex structure of PCAF bromodomain with small chemical ligand NP1
1wum : Complex structure of PCAF bromodomain with small chemical ligand NP2
1zs5 : Structure-based evaluation of selective and non-selective small molecules that block HIV-1 TAT and PCAF association
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