Histone H4
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H4 histone, family 3
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | H4F3 |
| HUGO | 4780 |
| Entrez | 3023 |
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| Locus | Chr. 3 q13.13 |
Histone H4 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 H4 is involved with the structure of the nucleosomes of the 'beads on a string' structure.
[edit] See also
- nucleosome
- histone
- chromatin.
- Other histone proteins involved in chromatin:
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Classification: Autosome - Sex chromosome
Evolution: Chromosomal inversion - Chromosomal translocation - Polyploidy - Paleopolyploidy
Structure: Chromatin (Euchromatin, Heterochromatin) - Nucleosome - Histone (H1, H2A, H2B, H3, H4) - Centromere - Chromatid
