H2BC18

Also known as histone cluster 2 H2B family member f, H2B clustered histone 18, HIST2H2BF

Histone H2B type 2-F is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HIST2H2BF gene.

Gene data

H2BC18

Name: H2B clustered histone 18
Type: protein-coding
Aliases: HIST2H2BF

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 encodes a replication-dependent histone that is a member of the histone H2B family and is found in a histone cluster on chromosome 1. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015].

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