H2BC5, Official Symbol H2BC5provided by HGNC Official Full Name H2B clustered histone 5provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:4747 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000158373 MIM:602799; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4747 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; H2B/b; H2B/g; H2B/h; H2B/k; H2B/l; H2BFA; H2BFB; H2BFG; H2BFH; H2BFK; H2BFL; H2B.1B; HIRIP2; HIST1H2BC; HIST1H2BD; HIST1H2BE; HIST1H2BF; HIST1H2BG; HIST1H2BI; dJ221C16.6 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. This gene is intronless and encodes a replication-dependent histone that is a member of the histone H2B family. Two transcripts that encode the same protein have been identified for this gene, which is found in the large histone gene cluster on chromosome 6p22-p21.3. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015] Expression Broad expression in prostate (RPKM 17.6), kidney (RPKM 8.8) and 24 other tissues See more Orthologs all