Histone H4
| H4 histone, family 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Properties of human protein | ||
| Identifier | ||
| Gene name | H4F3 | |
Histone H4 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.
genetics
The histone H4 is encoded in different genes, including: HIST1H4A , HIST1H4B , HIST1H4C , HIST1H4D , HIST1H4E , HIST1H4F , HIST1H4H , HIST1H4I , HIST1H4J , HIST1H4K , HIST1H4L , HIST2H4A , HIST2H4B , HIST4H4
Other histone proteins
See also
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 .