Enables H4 histone acetyltransferase activity; peptide alpha-N-acetyltransferase activity; and peptidyl-lysine acetyltransferase activity. Involved in N-terminal protein amino acid acetylation; establishment of mitotic sister chromatid cohesion; and mitotic sister chromatid cohesion, centromeric. Located in cytosol and nucleus. Part of NatA complex. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]