Term Name: histone acetyltransferase activity
Synonyms: acetyl-CoA:histone acetyltransferase activity, H2A/H2B histone acetyltransferase activity, H3/H4 histone acetyltransferase activity, H4/H2 histone acetyltransferase activity, H4/H2A acetyltransferase activity, histone acetokinase activity, histone acetylase activity, histone lysine acetyltransferase activity, histone transacetylase activity, nucleosome-histone acetyltransferase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: acetyl-CoA + histone = CoA + acetyl-histone.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004402]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: histone modifying activity protein-lysine-acetyltransferase activity
has subtype: histone H1 acetyltransferase activity histone H2A acetyltransferase activity histone H2B acetyltransferase activity histone H3 acetyltransferase activity histone H4 acetyltransferase activity
regulated by: histone acetyltransferase regulator activity