Supplementary Table 1 | KATs Subfamil y Locatio Enzyme Enzyme n activity Targets Null phenotype References KAT2A N A H3, H4, PGC-1α , α-tubulin Embryonic lethal 1 KAT2B N A H3, H4, ERRα, ACL, MYOD1 Developmentally normal 2 HAT1 C, N A Newly synthesized cytoplasmic histones Neonatal lethality 3 ATF2 N, M A H2B, H4 Neonatal lethality 4 GNAT H2A, H2B, H3, H4, FXR, PPAR-γ, p300/ CBP MYST SRCs PEPCK-C, PLAG1, SIRT2, p53, HDAC1, p300 N, C A BCL6, MYOD1 Embryonic lethal 5,6 CBP N, C A H2A, H2B, H3, H4, PPAR-γ, MYOD1 Embryonic lethal 7–9 KAT5 N, C A H2A, H4, (H3) Embryonic lethal 10 KAT6A N A H3, H4, p53 Embryonic or neonatal lethal 11,12 KAT6B N A H3, H4 Partial postnatal lethality 13 KAT7 N A H3, H4 Embryonic lethal 14 N, C A H3, H4 NCoA1 Obesity, abnormal metabolism and reproductive system 15,16 NCoA2 Smaller size, abnormal N, C A H3, H4 C, N A H3, H4 metabolism 18,19 NCoA3 17 Reduced bodyweight, abnormal TAFII25 Others reproductive system A, P, 0 N U-A H3, H4, (H2A), p53 Unknown 20 GTF3Cα N A H2A, H3, H4 Embryonic lethal 21 CLOCK N, C A H3, H4, GR, ARNTL1 Abnormal circadian phase 22,23 All references reported in this table correspond to the first known descriptions and mouse phenotyping studies for each genetic knockout model. Abbreviations: A, acetylation; ACL, ATP-citrate synthase; ARNTL1, aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocatorlike protein 1, also known as BMAL1 and MOP3; ATF2, cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-2; C, cytosol; CBP, CREBbinding protein; CLOCK, circadian locomoter output cycles protein kaput; ERR-α, steroid hormone receptor ERR1; FXR, bile acid receptor, also known as farnesoid X-activated receptor; GR, glucocorticoid receptor, also known as NR3C1; GTF3C-α, general transcription factor 3C polypeptide 1, also known as TFIIIC220; HAT1, histone acetyltransferase type B catalytic subunit; KAT2A, histone acetyltransferase KAT2A (EC 2.3.1.48), also known as GCN5; KAT2B, histone acetyltransferase KAT2B, also known as PCAF; KAT5, histone acetyltransferase KAT5, also known as Tip60; KAT6A, histone acetyltransferase KAT6A, also known as MOZ and MYST3; KAT6B, histone acetyltransferase KAT6B, also known as MORF, MYST4 and MOZ2; KAT7, histone acetyltransferase KAT7, also known as HBO1 and MYST2; M, mitochondria; MYOD1, myoblast determination protein 1; N, nuclear; NCoA-1, nuclear receptor coactivator 1, also known as SRC-1; NCoA-2, nuclear receptor coactivator 2, also known as SRC-2; NCoA-3, nuclear receptor coactivator 3, also known as RAC-3, TRAM1 and AIB1; P, phosphorylation; p53, cellular tumour antigen p53; p300, histone acetyltransferase p300; PEPCK-C, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, cytosolic [GTP]; PLAG1, zinc finger protein PLAG1; PPAR-γ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ; PGC-1α, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α; SIRT2, NAD-dependent protein deacetylase sirtuin-2; TAFII250, transcription initiation factor TFIID subunit 1, also known as TAF1 and p250; α-tubulin, tubulin α-1A chain; U-A, ubiquitin-activating/conjugating. 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