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HIST1H2AJ

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Species
  
Human

Entrez
  
8331

Human
  
Mouse

Ensembl
  
ENSG00000276368

HIST1H2AJ

Aliases
  
HIST1H2AJ, H2A/E, H2AFE, dJ160A22.4, histone cluster 1, H2aj

External IDs
  
MGI: 2448309 HomoloGene: 88882 GeneCards: HIST1H2AJ

Histone H2A type 1-J is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HIST1H2AJ 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. Transcripts from this gene lack polyA tails but instead contain a palindromic termination element. This gene is found in the small histone gene cluster on chromosome 6p22-p21.3.

References

HIST1H2AJ Wikipedia