Histone H2A

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H2A histone family, member B1
Identifiers
Symbol(s) H2AFB1
Entrez 474382
RefSeq NM_001017990
UniProt P98176
Other data
Locus Chr. X q28

Histone H2A is one of the 5 main histone proteins involved in the structure of chromatin in eukaryotic cells. Featuring a main globular domain and a long N terminal tail H2A is involved with the structure of the nucleosomes of the 'beads on a string' structure.

Other histone proteins involved: H1 H2B H3 H4

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