H2AFJ

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Histone H2A.J is a protein that in humans is encoded by the H2AFJ gene.[5]

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AliasesH2AJ, H2AFJ, H2A.J histone, H2A histone family member J
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H2AJ
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Identifiers
AliasesH2AJ, H2AFJ, H2A.J histone, H2A histone family member J
External IDsMGI: 3606192; HomoloGene: 128575; GeneCards: H2AJ; OMA:H2AJ - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_018267
NM_177925

NM_177688

RefSeq (protein)

NP_808760

NP_808356

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 14.77 – 14.78 MbChr 6: 136.79 – 136.79 Mb
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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 located on chromosome 12 and encodes a variant H2A histone. The protein is divergent at the C-terminus compared to the consensus H2A histone family member.[5]

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