Histone H4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HIST1H4K gene.[5][6][7]

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H4C12
Available structures
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Identifiers
AliasesH4C12, H4/d, H4F2iii, H4FD, dJ160A22.1, histone cluster 1, H4k, histone cluster 1 H4 family member k, HIST1H4K, H4 clustered histone 12, H4C5, H4C4, H4C9, H4-16, H4C3, H4C13, H4C11, H4C1, H4C14, H4C15, H4C8, H4C6, H4C2
External IDsOMIM: 602825; MGI: 2448436; HomoloGene: 134474; GeneCards: H4C12; OMA:H4C12 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_003541

NM_178210

RefSeq (protein)
Location (UCSC)Chr 6: 27.83 – 27.83 MbChr 13: 21.92 – 21.92 Mb
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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 H4 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.[7]

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