The Wild-type and Gain-of-function Mutant p53 Enhance p300 Autoacetylation through Conformational Switching

Abstract

The transcriptional coactivator p300 (KAT3B) is an essential protein with an intrinsic lysine acetyltransferase activity. As a coactivator, p300 is essential for p53 transactivation; however, its precise role in p53 transactivation remains unclear. Here, we report that in addition to being a substrate, p53 allosterically activates the acetyltransferase activity of p300.