Description:
HistoneH2AcombineswithHistoneH2BtoformtheH2A/H2Bheterodimer.TwoH2A/H2BheterodimersinteractwithanH3/H4tetramertoformthehistoneoctamer.Histonesarealsomodifiedbyvariousenzymesandcanactassubstratesforthem.Thesemodificationshavebeenshowntobeimportantingeneregulation.Becausethehistonesarefoldedwiththeirsubunitpartners,thedimermaybeabettersubstrateforspecificenzymesandmodifications.
ProteinSequence:HumanHistoneH2AProteinSequence:SGRGKQGGKARAKAKSRSSRAGLQFPVGRVHRLLRKGNYSERVGAGAPVYLAAVLEYLTAEILELAGNAARDNKKTRIIPRHLQLAIRNDEELNKLLGRVTIAQGGVLPNIQAVLLPKKTESHHKAKGK(Genbankaccessionnumber:AAN59960)
HumanHistoneH2BProteinSequence:PEPAKSAPAPKKGSKKAVTKAQKKDGKKRKRSRKESYSIYVYKVLKQVHPDTGISSKAMGIMNSFVNDIFERIAGEASRLAHYNKRSTITSREIQTAVRLLLPGELAKHAVSEGTKAVTKYTSSK(Genbankaccessionnumber:AAN59961)