H1-12P, Official Symbol H1-12Pprovided by HGNC Official Full Name H1.12 linker histone, cluster member, pseudogeneprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:19163 See related AllianceGenome:HGNC:19163 Gene type pseudo RefSeq status INFERRED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as H1F6P; HIST1H1PS1; dJ34B20.16 Summary Histones are basic nuclear proteins responsible for 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 histone pseudogene is found in the large histone gene cluster on chromosome 6. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015]