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H3F3A (NM_002107) - H3.3 histone A

Histone H3.3

Mutations Visualisation

Protein summary

This is preferred isoform of H3F3A protein.
H3F3A: histone H3.3
Description:

Histones are basic nuclear proteins that are responsible for the nucleosome structure of the chromosomal fiber in eukaryotes. Two molecules of each of the four core histones (H2A, H2B, H3, and H4) form an octamer, around which approximately 146 bp of DNA is wrapped in repeating units, called nucleosomes. The linker histone, H1, interacts with linker DNA between nucleosomes and functions in the compaction of chromatin into higher order structures. This gene contains introns and its mRNA is polyadenylated, unlike most histone genes. The protein encoded is a replication-independent member of the histone H3 family. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

Publication Note:
This RefSeq record includes a subset of the publications that are available for this gene. Please see the Gene record to access additional publications.

Evidence data:
Transcript exon combination :: CD048246.1, BM785212.1 [ECO:0000332]

##RefSeq-Attributes-START## RefSeq Select criteria :: based on manual assertion, conservation, expression, longest protein replication-independent histone :: PMID: 8586426 ##RefSeq-Attributes-END##

Strand
+
Chromosome
1
Protein
136 residues
All mutations
27
PTM sites
35
CDS
226,252,052 - 226,259,180
Transcription
226,250,407 - 226,259,703
1.47% of sequence is predicted to be disordered

External references

Mappings retrieved from NCBI & UniProt.
RefSeq
Entrez
gene: 3020
UniProt
Ensembl