XB-FEAT-5784319

h3c8

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nomenclature changes

08.23.2019 Human name has changed for Entrez Gene: 8355. From histone cluster 1 H3 family member g to H3 clustered histone 8

Human symbol has changed for genepage ID: 5784319 From hist1h3g to h3c8

Human symbol has changed for Entrez Gene: 8355. From HIST1H3G to H3C8

Summary for human H3C8 from NCBI

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 H3 family. Transcripts from this gene lack polyA tails but instead contain a palindromic termination element. This gene is found in the large histone gene cluster on chromosome 6. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]