Histone H2B
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| H2B histone family, member M
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | H2BFM |
| Entrez | 286436 |
| HUGO | 27867 |
| RefSeq | XM_210048 |
| UniProt | Q99879 |
| Other data | |
| Locus | Chr. X q22.2 |
Histone H2B 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 H2B is involved with the structure of the nucleosomes of the 'beads on a string' structure.
See nucleosome, histone and chromatin.
Other histone proteins involved: H1 H2A H3 H4
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Genetics: chromosomes |
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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 - Telomere - Chromatid |
In popular culture
H2B is mentioned in the rap song "pistol pistol" in Obie Trice's remix, saying "a H2B to light your kidneys"
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