| Entrez gene ID | | 8370 |
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| Official gene symbol | | HIST2H4A |
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| Full name | | histone cluster 2, H4a |
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| Aliases | | ,FO108,H4,H4/n,H4F2,H4FN,HIST1H4A,HIST1H4B,HIST1H4C,HIST1H4D,HIST1H4E,HIST1H4F,HIST1H4H,HIST1H4I,HIST1H4J,HIST1H4K,HIST1H4L,HIST2H4,HIST2H4B,HIST4H4, |
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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 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 centromeric copy. [provided by RefSeq] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1q21 |
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| Gene position | | 149804221 - 149804616 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | plus |
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| Gene size | | 396 bp |
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| OMIM ID | | 142750 |
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