HIST1H4B

H4C2
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	4H9O, 3WKJ, 3AYW, 3WA9, 5B0Z, 5AVB, 2CV5, 5AV5, 3AV2, 3WTP, 3AV1, 3AZK, 3X1V, 5AV8, 1F66, 4QUU, 3CFS, 4YYK, 4QUT, 3NQJ, 3A6N, 3W99, 5AVC, 2RS9, 3F9Z, 3QZT, 3QBY, 3W97, 4M38, 4YM6, 3CFV, 4HGA, 1EQZ, 2RJE, 3QZV, 1HQ3, 4H9P, 3AZL, 3AFA, 1TZY, 3UVY, 5CPK, 3JPX, 4U9W, 4N3W, 4YYJ, 4YYD, 4H9N, 4H9R, 3AZI, 4LD9, 3UVX, 3AZH, 5BNX, 4N4F, 1U35, 4YYG, 3O36, 2ARO, 5AV9, 4H9S, 3AZF, 3W98, 4GQB, 4H9Q, 5BNV, 3WAA, 3AZG, 3AZE, 2RNY, 1ZKK, 2QQS, 2LVM, 3X1T, 3AN2, 2KWO, 3QZS, 3F9W, 5FFW, 5CPJ, 3F9X, 3IJ1, 4YM5, 3AZJ, 4YY6, 3AZN, 2IG0, 4YYH, 4YYI, 5CPI, 3W96, 3R45, 2KWN, 3F9Y, 5AV6, 3AZM, 5BO0, 3X1S, 4QYD, 4KGC, 3UVW, 4YYN, 3X1U, 3UW9, 2F8N, 3NQU, 5B0Y, 4YYM, 5C3I, 4Z5T, 5B24, 5FA5, 4Z2M, 5E5A, 5FWE, 5B2I, 5B40, 5B2J, 5JA4, 5AY8, 4ZUX
Identifiers
Aliases	H4C2, H4/I, H4FI, histone cluster 1, H4b, histone cluster 1 H4 family member b, H4 clustered histone 2, HIST1H4B, H4C5, H4C4, H4C9, H4C12, H4-16, H4C3, H4C13, H4C11, H4C1, H4C14, H4C15, H4C8, H4C6
External IDs	OMIM: 602829; MGI: 2448443; HomoloGene: 134493; GeneCards: H4C2; OMA:H4C2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 6 (human)
End	26,027,283 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 6 (mouse)
End	136,781,413 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	epithelium of colon; ; Achilles tendon; ; bone marrow cells; ; tendon of biceps brachii; ; testicle; ; corpus callosum; ; ventricular zone; ; tonsil; ; mucosa of transverse colon; ; granulocyte;
	Top expressed in
	uterus; ; spermatocyte; ; spermatid; ; bone marrow; ; embryo; ; yolk sac; ; primary oocyte; ; Mesencephalon; ; granulocyte; ; neural layer of retina;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein domain specific binding; protein binding; protein heterodimerization activity; DNA binding; histone binding; RNA binding;
Cellular component	membrane; chromosome; nucleoplasm; extracellular region; nuclear chromosome; nucleosome; extracellular exosome; nucleus; extracellular matrix; protein-containing complex;
Biological process	telomere organization; epigenetic maintenance of chromatin in transcription-competent conformation; protein heterotetramerization; negative regulation of megakaryocyte differentiation; CENP-A containing chromatin assembly; DNA replication-dependent chromatin assembly; rDNA heterochromatin assembly; negative regulation of gene expression, epigenetic; DNA-templated transcription, initiation; double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining; beta-catenin-TCF complex assembly; telomere capping; nucleosome assembly; regulation of gene silencing by miRNA; regulation of megakaryocyte differentiation; regulation of hematopoietic stem cell differentiation;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	8366
	320332
	ENSG00000278705
	ENSMUSG00000096010
	P62805
	P62806
	NM_003544
	NM_175652
NP_003537; NP_003486; NP_003535; NP_003539; NP_003531;
	NP_003536
NP_291074; NP_783587; NP_783588; NP_835499; NP_835500;
	NP_001182350; NP_835515; NP_783585; NP_783586; NP_835582; NP_835583; NP_783583; NP_694813
	Wikidata
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Histone H4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HIST1H4B 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 147 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 large histone gene cluster on chromosome 6.