| Entrez gene ID | | 333932 |
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| Official gene symbol | | HIST2H3A |
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| Full name | | histone cluster 2, H3a |
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| Aliases | | ,H3/n,H3/o,HIST2H3C,HIST2H3D, |
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| Gene summary | | Histones are basic nuclear proteins that are responsible for the nucleosome structure of the chromosomal fiber in eukaryotes. This structure consists of approximately 146 bp of DNA wrapped around a nucleosome, an 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 H3 family. Transcripts from this gene lack polyA tails; instead, they contain a palindromic termination element. This gene is found in a histone cluster on chromosome 1. This gene is one of four histone genes in the cluster that are duplicated; this record represents the centromeric copy. [provided by RefSeq] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1q21.2 |
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| Gene position | | 149824181 - 149824687 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | plus |
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| Gene size | | 507 bp |
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