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H3-4 H3.4 histone, cluster member

Gene ID: 8290, updated on 7-Apr-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: H3t; H3.4; H3/g; H3FT; H3C16; HIST3H3

Summary

Histones are basic nuclear proteins that are responsible for the nucleosome structure of the chromosomal fiber in eukaryotes. Nucleosomes consist of approximately 146 bp of DNA wrapped around a histone 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 is intronless and encodes a replication-dependent histone that is a member of the histone H3 family. Transcripts from this gene lack polyA tails; instead, they contain a palindromic termination element. This gene is located separately from the other H3 genes that are in the histone gene cluster on chromosome 6p22-p21.3. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]

Genomic context

Location:
1q42.13
Sequence:
Chromosome: 1; NC_000001.11 (228424845..228425360, complement)
Total number of exons:
1

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