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What role does the yeast Gcn5 protein play in transcriptional activation?
Gcn5 gene encodes a transcription adaptor or co-activator that is required for the full-level transcriptional activation of various target genes in yeast.
Correct expression of various genes in yeast, the transcriptional co-activator Gcn5 protein is required. Gcn5 protein is a transcriptional regulator which possess intrinsic histone acetyltransferase (HAT) activity. This Gcn5 gene regulate protein function by acetylation (adding an acetyl functional group to a compound ).