| Background | Histones are basic nuclear proteins that are responsible for the nucleosome structure of the chromosomal fiber in eukaryotes. This structure consists of approximately 146 bp of DNA wrapped around a nucleosome, an 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 intronless and encodes a member of the histone H3 family. Transcripts from this gene lack polyA tails; instead, they contain a palindromic termination element. This gene is found in the large histone gene cluster on chromosome 6p22-p21.3. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Synonyms | H3/A antibody, H3FA antibody, HIST1H3B antibody, HIST1H3C antibody, HIST1H3D antibody, HIST1H3E antibody, HIST1H3F antibody, HIST1H3G antibody, HIST1H3H antibody, HIST1H3I antibody, HIST1H3J antibody, HIST1H3A antibody, histone H3/j antibody, histone H3/i antibody, histone H3/d antibody, histone H3/a antibody, histone H3/h antibody, histone H3/k antibody, histone H3/l antibody, histone H3.1 antibody, "H3 histone family, member A antibody", histone H3/c antibody, "histone 1, H3a antibody", histone H3/f antibody, histone H3/b antibody, "histone cluster 1, H3a antibody" |