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GeneQ18032837· pop 5· linked from 3 articles

Also known as H2A, H2A-GL101, H2A/q, H2AFQ, histone cluster 2, H2ac, histone cluster 2 H2A family member c, H2A clustered histone 20, HIST2H2AC

Histone H2A type 2-C is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HIST2H2AC gene.

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H2AC20
Name
H2A clustered histone 20
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
H2A, H2A-GL101, H2A/q, H2AFQ, HIST2H2AC

Histones are basic nuclear proteins that are responsible for the nucleosome structure of the chromosomal fiber in eukaryotes. Two molecules of each of the four core histones (H2A, H2B, H3, and H4) form an octamer, around which approximately 146 bp of DNA is wrapped in repeating units, called nucleosomes. The linker histone, H1, interacts with linker DNA between nucleosomes and functions in the compaction of chromatin into higher order structures. This gene is intronless and encodes a replication-dependent histone that is a member of the histone H2A family. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015].

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HomoloGene ID
128596
genomic start
149886918
genomic end
149887411
cytogenetic location
1q21.2
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Histone H2A type 2-C is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HIST2H2AC gene.

Histones are basic nuclear proteins that are responsible for the nucleosome structure of the chromosomal fiber in eukaryotes. Two molecules of each of the four core histones (H2A, H2B, H3, and H4) form an octamer, around which approximately 146 bp of DNA is wrapped in repeating units, called nucleosomes. The linker histone, H1, interacts with linker DNA between nucleosomes and functions in the compaction of chromatin into higher order structures. This gene is intronless and encodes a member of the histone H2A family.

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