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Gene information for HIST2H4B (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID554313
Official gene symbolHIST2H4B
Full namehistone cluster 2, H4b
Aliases,H4/o,HIST1H4A,HIST1H4B,HIST1H4C,HIST1H4D,HIST1H4E,HIST1H4F,HIST1H4H,HIST1H4I,HIST1H4J,HIST1H4K,HIST1H4L,HIST2H4A,HIST4H4,
Gene summaryHistones 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 H4 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 telomeric copy. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1q21
Gene position149832725 - 149832330  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size396 bp
Gene sequence