Histone H2B type W-T

Testis specific variant expressed from X chromosome. mRNA is polyadenylated (PMID: 15475252). Its N terminal tail is significantly different from that of the other H2B variants and hence has restricted functions (PMID: 16449661).

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Histone H2B type W-T infosheet
UniprotKB AccessionQ7Z2G1
Alternative Name(s)H2B histone family member W testis-specific
No. of coding genesHistone H2B type W-T is coded by following 1 non-allelic gene/s
Gene nameH2B histone family, member W, testis-specific
Gene symbolH2BFWT
Promoter region (-700 TSS +300)Get sequence
Previous Symbol/s
Aliases
GeneID158983
Chromosomal locationXq22.2
HGNC27252
UnigeneHs.127778
MIM300507
RefSeq mRNANM_001002916.3
RefSeq ProteinNP_001002916.2
Disease associationsNo disease associations known for Histone H2B type W-T

Histone H2B variants Histone H2B type 1-A, Histone H2B type 1-B, Histone H2B type 1-C/E/F/G/I, Histone H2B type 1-D, Histone H2B type 1-H, Histone H2B type 1-J, Histone H2B type 1-K, Histone H2B type 1-L, Histone H2B type 1-M, Histone H2B type 1-N, Histone H2B type 1-O, Histone H2B type 2-E, Histone H2B type 2-F, Histone H2B type 3-B, Histone H2B type F-M, Histone H2B type F-S, Histone H2B type W-T, Putative histone H2B type 2-C, Putative histone H2B type 2-D