H2BC8 H2B clustered histone 8 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: H2BC8provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: H2B clustered histone 8provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:4746
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000273802 MIM:602798; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4746
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: H2B/a; H2BC4; H2BC6; H2BC7; H2BFA; H2B.1A; H2BC10; HIST1H2BG; dJ221C16.8
Summary: Histones are basic nuclear proteins that are responsible for the nucleosome structure of the chromosomal fiber in eukaryotes. Nucleosomes consist of approximately 146 bp of DNA wrapped around a histone octamer composed of pairs of each of the four core histones (H2A, H2B, H3, and H4). The chromatin fiber is further compacted through the interaction of a linker histone, H1, with the DNA between the nucleosomes to form higher order chromatin structures. The protein has antibacterial and antifungal antimicrobial activity. This gene is intronless and encodes a replication-dependent histone that is a member of the histone H2B family. Transcripts from this gene lack polyA tails; instead, they contain a palindromic termination element. This gene is found in the large histone gene cluster on chromosome 6p22-p21.3. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]
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Genomic context

Location:: 6p22.2

Exon count:: 1

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	6	NC_000006.12 (26216200..26216688, complement)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	6	NC_060930.1 (26084677..26085165, complement)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	6	NC_000006.11 (26216428..26216916, complement)

Chromosome 6 - NC_000006.12 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Histone H2B antimicrobial peptides participate in the colonic defense against bacteria and fungi.
Title: Antimicrobial peptides in the first line defence of human colon mucosa.
glucose-glycolysis-uH2B signal pathway is well conserved from yeast to mammalian cells, providing an evolutionarily-conserved regulatory mechanism of histone modifications.
Title: Glucose metabolism induces mono-ubiquitination of histone H2B in mammalian cells.

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Phenotypes

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Variation

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HIV-1 interactions

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Protein interactions

Protein	Gene	Interaction	Pubs
Tat	tat	HIV-1 Tat peptides bind core histones H2A, H2B, H3 and H4, and Tat protein recruits histone acetyltransferases to the HIV-1 LTR promoter leading to acetylation of histones H3 and H4, derepressing chromatin structure and increasing NFkappaB responsiveness	PubMed

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

NoName (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:483862

RH69155 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:23227

RH103679 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:98004

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables DNA binding	NAS Non-traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
enables identical protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables protein heterodimerization activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables structural constituent of chromatin	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in antibacterial humoral response	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in antimicrobial humoral immune response mediated by antimicrobial peptide	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in defense response to Gram-positive bacterium	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in innate immune response in mucosa	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in nucleosome assembly	NAS Non-traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in cytosol	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info
located_in extracellular exosome	HDA more info	PubMed
located_in extracellular space	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in nucleoplasm	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info
located_in nucleoplasm	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info
part_of nucleosome	NAS Non-traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
located_in nucleus	HDA more info	PubMed

General protein information

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Preferred Names: histone H2B type 1-C/E/F/G/I

Names: H2B histone family, member A; histone 1, H2bg; histone H2B.1 A; histone H2B.a; histone cluster 1 H2B family member g; histone cluster 1, H2bg

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.