Histone H2A
| H2A histone family, member B1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Properties of human protein | ||
| Identifier | ||
| Gene name | H2AFB1 | |
| External IDs | ||
Histone H2A is one of the five main histone - proteins of chromatin in eukaryotic cells . Consisting of a globular main domain and a long N-terminal end, it plays a role in the structure of the nucleosomes and thus the “string of pearls” structure of the chromatin threads.
variants
The term “histone H2A” encompasses several structurally very similar variants of H2A. Some of the known variants are H2A.1, H2A.2, H2A.X and H2A.Z.
Other histone proteins
literature
- Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Lubert Stryer : Biochemistry. 6 edition, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg 2007. ISBN 978-3-8274-1800-5 .
- Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet: Biochemistry. 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York 2004. ISBN 0-471-19350-X .
- Bruce Alberts , Alexander Johnson, Peter Walter, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts: Molecular Biology of the Cell , 5th Edition, Taylor & Francis 2007, ISBN 978-0815341062 .