Die folgenden Gennamen und Gensymbole werden für Antigen Histone H4 über verschiedene Spezies hinweg verwendet:

histone cluster 2, H4a (HIST2H4A), histone cluster 1, H4f (HIST1H4F), histone cluster 4, H4 (HIST4H4), histone H4 (His4:CG31611), histone cluster 1, H4c (Hist1h4c), histone cluster 4, H4 (Hist4h4), HIS4; DNA binding (HIS4), histone H4 (AT3G45930), histone H4 (AT3G46320), histone H4 (AT3G53730), histone H4 (AT5G59690), histone H4 (AT5G59970), histone H4 (AT1G07660), histone H4 (AT1G07820), histone H4 (Tc00.1047053507601.170), histone h4 (LmjF25.2450), histone H4 (THAPSDRAFT_3184), histone H4 (THAPSDRAFT_37357), histone 1, H4, like (hist1h4l)

Zu den weiteren Synonymen zählen:

H4, H4/n, H4F2, H4FN, FO108, HIST2H4, H4/c, H4FC, HIST4H4, HIST1H4A, HIST1H4B, HIST1H4C, HIST1H4D, HIST1H4E, HIST1H4H, HIST1H4I, HIST1H4J, HIST1H4K, HIST1H4L, HIST2H4A, HIST2H4B, H4/p, HIST1H4F, MGC24116, DmelCG31611, CG31611, Hist4h4, Hist1h4a, Hist1h4b, Hist1h4d, Hist1h4f, Hist1h4h, Hist1h4i, Hist1h4j, Hist1h4k, Hist1h4m, Hist2h4a, Hist1h4c, B130044J01Rik, F8N16.2, F8N16_2, HIS4, HISTONE H4, F16L2.140, F18L15.40, F5K20.30, MTH12.15, MMN10.3, F24B9.25, F24B9.8, h4, gb:am422106

Auf Proteinebene tauchen folgende Bezeichner für Antigen Histone H4 auf:

histone cluster 2, H4a – histone 2, H4a – OTTHUMP00000013906 – OTTHUMP00000194863 – H4 histone, family 2 – histone IV, family 2 – H4 histone family, member N – histone H4 – histone 1, H4f – H4 histone family, member C – histone 4, H4 – CG31611-PA – His4:CG31611-PA – histone 1, H4c – OTTMUSP00000000527 – germinal histone H4 – HIS4; DNA binding – histone h4 – histone 1, H4, like

Histone H4 erfüllt eine Reihe von Funktionen:

DNA binding

Histone H4 spielt in den folgenden Prozessen eine Rolle:

chromosome organization – nucleosome assembly – response to water deprivation

Histone H4 ist wie folgt lokalisiert:

nucleosome – nucleus – nucleolus – cytosol – thylakoid – vacuole – chloroplast – plasma membrane – chromosome

Quelle: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology