Histone acetyltransferase, which by binding to the host chromatin, may manipulate the expression of host genes involved in anti-inflammatory responses to evade clearance and to survive in the intracellular milieu. Acetylates histone H3 at the 'Lys-9' and 'Lys-14' positions. acetyl-CoA + L-lysyl-[protein] = CoA + H(+) + N(6)-acetyl-L-lysyl-[protein] Is completely inhibited by anacardic acid, an inhibitor of HAT activity. Physically interacts with histone H3 in infected macrophages. Colocalizes with the chromatin in the nucleus of infected human macrophages. Expression of this gene marginally increases (1.5-fold) in macrophages from 12 to 24 hours post-infection, and does not decrease up to 60 h. On the 2D-gel the determined pI of this protein is: 9.47.