Entrez gene ID | | 3017 |
Official gene symbol | | HIST1H2BD |
Full name | | histone cluster 1, H2bd |
Aliases | | ,H2B.1B,H2B/b,H2BFB,HIRIP2,MGC90432,dJ221C16.6, |
Gene summary | | Histones are basic nuclear proteins that are responsible for the nucleosome structure of the chromosomal fiber in eukaryotes. Nucleosomes consist of approximately 146 bp of DNA wrapped around a histone octamer composed of pairs of each of the four core histones (H2A, H2B, H3, and H4). The chromatin fiber is further compacted through the interaction of a linker histone, H1, with the DNA between the nucleosomes to form higher order chromatin structures. This gene is intronless and encodes a member of the histone H2B family. Two transcripts that encode the same protein have been identified for this gene, which is found in the large histone gene cluster on chromosome 6p22-p21.3. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 6 Locus: 6p21.3 |
Gene position | | 26158349 - 26171577 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 13229 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 602799 |
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