NameHistone H2A type 2-A
Synonyms
  • H2AFO
  • HIST2H2AA
  • Histone H2A.2
  • Histone H2A/o
Gene NameHIST2H2AA3
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013492|Histone H2A type 2-A
MSGRGKQGGKARAKAKSRSSRAGLQFPVGRVHRLLRKGNYAERVGAGAPVYMAAVLEYLT
AEILELAGNAARDNKKTRIIPRHLQLAIRNDEELNKLLGKVTIAQGGVLPNIQAVLLPKK
TESHHKAKGK
Number of residues130
Molecular Weight14095.385
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • DNA binding
Processes
  • chromatin silencing
  • chromatin organization
Components
  • nucleosome
  • nucleus
  • extracellular exosome
  • nuclear chromatin
General FunctionDna binding
Specific FunctionCore component of nucleosome. Nucleosomes wrap and compact DNA into chromatin, limiting DNA accessibility to the cellular machineries which require DNA as a template. Histones thereby play a central role in transcription regulation, DNA repair, DNA replication and chromosomal stability. DNA accessibility is regulated via a complex set of post-translational modifications of histones, also called histone code, and nucleosome remodeling.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ6FI13
UniProtKB Entry NameH2A2A_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013493|Histone H2A type 2-A (HIST2H2AA3)
ATGTCTGGTCGTGGCAAGCAAGGAGGCAAGGCCCGCGCCAAGGCCAAGTCGCGCTCGTCC
CGCGCTGGCCTTCAGTTCCCGGTAGGGCGAGTGCATCGCTTGCTGCGCAAAGGCAACTAC
GCGGAGCGAGTGGGGGCCGGCGCGCCCGTCTACATGGCTGCGGTCCTCGAGTATCTGACC
GCCGAGATCCTGGAGCTGGCGGGCAACGCGGCTCGGGACAACAAGAAGACGCGCATCATC
CCTCGTCACCTCCAGCTGGCCATCCGCAACGACGAGGAACTGAACAAGCTGCTGGGCAAA
GTCACCATCGCCCAGGGCGGCGTCTTGCCTAACATCCAGGCCGTACTGCTCCCTAAGAAG
ACGGAGAGTCACCACAAGGCAAAGGGCAAGTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:4736
Chromosome Location1
LocusNot Available
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