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HIST1H3E

Histone H3.1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HIST1H3E gene.

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Source
H3C6
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesH3C6, H3.1, H3/d, H3FD, histone cluster 1, H3e, histone cluster 1 H3 family member e, H3 clustered histone 6, HIST1H3E, H3C4, H3C7, H3C12, H3C2, H3C8, H3C10, H3C3, H3C1, H3C11
External IDsOMIM: 602813; MGI: 2448349; HomoloGene: 134113; GeneCards: H3C6; OMA:H3C6 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_003532
NM_001381999

NM_178206

RefSeq (protein)

NP_066298
NP_003520
NP_003525
NP_003527

NP_835513
NP_835514
NP_659539

Location (UCSC)Chr 6: 26.22 – 26.23 MbChr 13: 21.9 – 21.9 Mb
PubMed search34
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Histone H3.1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HIST1H3E gene.567

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 H3 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 6.7

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000274750Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000101355Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Albig W, Kardalinou E, Drabent B, Zimmer A, Doenecke D (Nov 1991). "Isolation and characterization of two human H1 histone genes within clusters of core histone genes". Genomics. 10 (4): 940–8. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(91)90183-F. PMID 1916825.
  6. Marzluff WF, Gongidi P, Woods KR, Jin J, Maltais LJ (Oct 2002). "The human and mouse replication-dependent histone genes". Genomics. 80 (5): 487–98. doi:10.1016/S0888-7543(02)96850-3. PMID 12408966.
  7. "Entrez Gene: HIST1H3E histone cluster 1, H3e".
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