XB-FEAT-1015563

macroh2a2

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Summary for human MACROH2A2 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 H4 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].

nomenclature changes

08.23.2019

Human symbol has changed for genepage ID: 1015563 From h2afy2 to macroh2a2

Human symbol has changed for Entrez Gene: 55506. From H2AFY2 to MACROH2A2

Human name has changed for Entrez Gene: 55506. From H2A histone family member Y2 to macroH2A.2 histone