histone acetyltransferase activity (GO:0004402)

Catalysis of the reaction: acetyl-CoA + histone = CoA + acetyl histone. Notes: - Note that the term 'histone lysine acetyltransferase activity ; GO:0046971' was merged into this term because only lysine residues are ever acetylated in histones, and so the term was redundant.

Specific

H2A histone acetyltransferase activity (GO:0043998) H2B histone acetyltransferase activity (GO:0044013) H3 histone acetyltransferase activity (GO:0010484) H4 histone acetyltransferase activity (GO:0010485)

References

gene ontology: GO:0004402