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EC 2.3.1.108 Details
EC number
2.3.1.108
Accepted name
α-tubulin N-acetyltransferase
Reaction
acetyl-CoA + [α-tubulin]-L-lysine = CoA + [α-tubulin]-N6-acetyl-L-lysine
Other name(s)
ATAT1 (gene name), MEC17 (gene name), α-tubulin acetylase, TAT, α-tubulin acetyltransferase, tubulin N-acetyltransferase (ambiguous), acetyl-CoA:α-tubulin-L-lysine N-acetyltransferase, acetyl-CoA:[α-tubulin]-L-lysine 6-N-acetyltransferase
Systematic name
acetyl-CoA:[α-tubulin]-L-lysine N6-acetyltransferase
CAS registry number
99889-90-4
Comment
The enzyme is conserved from protists to mammals and is present in flowering plants. In most organisms it acetylates L-lysine at position 40 of α-tubulin.
History
created 1989, modified 2021
EC Tree
2.3.1.55 created 1976, deleted 1999
2.3.1.120 created 1990, deleted 1992
2.3.1.124 created 1990, deleted 1992