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    his-68 Histone H2A [ Caenorhabditis elegans ]

    Gene ID: 172860, updated on 9-Dec-2024

    Summary

    Official Symbol
    his-68
    Official Full Name
    Histone H2A
    Primary source
    WormBase:WBGene00001942
    Locus tag
    CELE_T23D8.6
    See related
    AllianceGenome:WB:WBGene00001942
    Gene type
    protein coding
    RefSeq status
    REVIEWED
    Organism
    Caenorhabditis elegans (strain: Bristol N2)
    Lineage
    Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Nematoda; Chromadorea; Rhabditida; Rhabditina; Rhabditomorpha; Rhabditoidea; Rhabditidae; Peloderinae; Caenorhabditis
    Summary
    Predicted to enable DNA binding activity and protein heterodimerization activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of chromatin. Predicted to be part of nucleosome. Is expressed in germ line. Orthologous to several human genes including H2AX (H2A.X variant histone). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
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    Genomic context

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    Location:
    chromosome: I
    Exon count:
    1
    Sequence:
    Chromosome: I; NC_003279.8 (9989132..9989515)

    Chromosome I - NC_003279.8Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene Histone H4 Neighboring gene Protein argonaute-2 Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene ncRNA

    Interactions

    Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

    General gene information

    Markers

    Gene Ontology Provided by WormBase

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables DNA binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables protein heterodimerization activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables structural constituent of chromatin IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    part_of nucleosome IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     

    General protein information

    Preferred Names
    Histone H2A
    NP_492642.1
    • Confirmed by transcript evidence

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    Genome Annotation

    The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

    Reference assembly

    Genomic

    1. NC_003279.8 Reference assembly

      Range
      9989132..9989515
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    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_060241.6NP_492642.1  Histone H2A [Caenorhabditis elegans]

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_492642.1

      Status: REVIEWED

      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      P09588, Q7JKF5
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      PTZ00017
      Location:18127
      PTZ00017; histone H2A; Provisional