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SG ID
SG00020562 
UniProt Accession
Theoretical PI
10.32  
Molecular Weight
13936 Da  
Genbank Nucleotide ID
Genbank Protein ID
Gene Name
Hist1h2bn 
Gene Synonyms/Alias
H2b-n 
Protein Name
Histone H2B type 1-F/J/L 
Protein Synonyms/Alias
H2B 291A; 
Organism
Mus musculus (Mouse) 
NCBI Taxonomy ID
10090 
Chromosome Location
chr:13;23665605-23666065;-1
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Function in Stage
Uncertain 
Function in Cell Type
Uncertain 
Probability (GAS) of Function in Spermatogenesis
0.698927108 
The probability was calculated by GAS algorithm, ranging from 0 to 1. The closer it is to 1, the more possibly it functions in spermatogenesis.
Description
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1. The sequence of five mouse histone genes, two H2a and three H2b genes on chromosome 13 has been determined. The three H2b genes all code for different proteins, each differing in two amino acids from the others. The H2b specific elements present 5' to H2b genes from other species are present in all three mouse H2b genes. All three H2b genes are expressed in the same relative amounts in three different mouse cell lines and fetal mice. The H2b gene with the H2b specific sequence closest to the TATAA sequence is expressed in the highest amount. One of the H2a genes lacks the first 9 amino acids, the promoter region, the last 3 amino acids and contains an altered 3' end sequence. Despite these multiple defects, there is only one nucleotide change between the two H2a genes from codon 9 to 126. This indicates that a recent gene conversion has occurred between these two genes. The similarity of the nucleotide sequences in the coding regions of mouse histone genes is probably due to gene conversion events targeted precisely at the coding region. PMID: [3562244] 

2. The histone gene cluster on mouse chromosome 13 has been isolated and characterized. Using overlapping YAC clones containing histone genes from chromosome 13, a contig of approximately 2 Mb has been defined. It contains 45 histone genes, organized in three patches containing tightly clustered genes. An 80-kb patch (patch III) containing 12 histone genes is near one end of the contig, and a similar-sized patch (patch I) containing 15 histone genes is near the other end of the contig, located at least 500 kb from the central patch (patch II) of histone genes. The entire cluster contains six histone H1 genes, including the testis-specific histone H1t gene that maps to the middle of the cluster. All nine histone H3 genes in this cluster have been sequenced, and their level of expression determined. Each histone H3 gene is distinct, with five genes encoding the H3.2 protein subtype and four genes encoding the H3.1 protein. They are all expressed, with each histone H3 gene accounting for a small proportion of the total histone H3 mRNA. PMID: [8858344] 

3. The multigene family encoding the five classes of replication-dependent histones has been identified from the human and mouse genome sequence. The large cluster of histone genes, HIST1, on human chromosome 6 (6p21-p22) contains 55 histone genes, and Hist1 on mouse chromosome 13 contains 51 histone genes. There are two smaller clusters on human chromosome 1: HIST2 (at 1q21), which contains six genes, and HIST3 (at 1q42), which contains three histone genes. Orthologous Hist2 and Hist3 clusters are present on mouse chromosomes 3 and 11, respectively. The organization of the human and mouse histone genes in the HIST1 cluster is essentially identical. All of the histone H1 genes are in HIST1, which is spread over about 2 Mb. There are two large gaps (>250 kb each) within this cluster where there are no histone genes, but many other genes. Each of the histone genes encodes an mRNA that ends in a stemloop followed by a purine-rich region that is complementary to the 5' end of U7 snRNA. In addition to the histone genes on these clusters, only two other genes containing the stem-loop sequence were identified, a histone H4 gene on human chromosome 12 (mouse chromosome 6) and the previously described H2a.X gene located on human chromosome 11. Each of the 14 histone H4 genes encodes the same protein, and there are only three histone H3 proteins encoded by the 12 histone H3 genes in each species. In contrast, both the mouse and human H2a and H2b proteins consist of at least 10 non-allelic variants, making the complexity of the histone protein complement significantly greater than previously thought. PMID: [12408966] 

4. The mouse (Mus musculus) is the premier animal model for understanding human disease and development. Here we show that a comprehensive understanding of mouse biology is only possible with the availability of a finished, high-quality genome assembly. The finished clone-based assembly of the mouse strain C57BL/6J reported here has over 175,000 fewer gaps and over 139 Mb more of novel sequence, compared with the earlier MGSCv3 draft genome assembly. In a comprehensive analysis of this revised genome sequence, we are now able to define 20,210 protein-coding genes, over a thousand more than predicted in the human genome (19,042 genes). In addition, we identified 439 long, non-protein-coding RNAs with evidence for transcribed orthologs in human. We analyzed the complex and repetitive landscape of 267 Mb of sequence that was missing or misassembled in the previously published assembly, and we provide insights into the reasons for its resistance to sequencing and assembly by whole-genome shotgun approaches. Duplicated regions within newly assembled sequence tend to be of more recent ancestry than duplicates in the published draft, correcting our initial understanding of recent evolution on the mouse lineage. These duplicates appear to be largely composed of sequence regions containing transposable elements and duplicated protein-coding genes; of these, some may be fixed in the mouse population, but at least 40% of segmentally duplicated sequences are copy number variable even among laboratory mouse strains. Mouse lineage-specific regions contain 3,767 genes drawn mainly from rapidly-changing gene families associated with reproductive functions. The finished mouse genome assembly, therefore, greatly improves our understanding of rodent-specific biology and allows the delineation of ancestral biological functions that are shared with human from derived functions that are not. PMID: [19468303] 

5. Posttranslational modifications of histone tails regulate numerous biological processes including transcription, DNA repair, and apoptosis. Although recent studies suggest that structural alterations in chromatin are critical for triggering the DNA damage response, very little is known about the nature of DNA damage-induced chromatin perturbations. Here we show that the serine 14 residue in the NH(2)-terminal tail of histone H2B is rapidly phosphorylated at sites of DNA double-strand breaks. At late time points after irradiation, the phosphorylated form of H2B, H2B-(Ser14P), accumulates into irradiation-induced foci. H2B-(Ser14P) foci formation is not associated with the apoptotic phosphorylation of H2B but is strictly dependent on the phosphorylated isoform of H2AX. Our results broaden the spectrum of histone modifications that constitute the DNA damage "histone code" and suggest a model for the underlying chromatin structure within damage-induced foci. PMID: [15197225] 

6. A number of modified histones, including acetylated H3 and H4 and phosphorylated H2AX (gammaH2AX), are associated with V(D)J recombination and class switch recombination (CSR). In contrast, little is known concerning the chromatin modifications associated with somatic hypermutation (SHM) in vivo. Here, we report that several modifications--including histone acetylation and H3-lysine 4 methylation--fail to demarcate an actively hypermutating immunoglobulin (Ig) locus or to correlate spatially with SHM within Ig loci. Furthermore, no obvious association between SHM and gammaH2AX could be detected. Instead, we find that the phosphorylated form of histone H2B (H2B(Ser14P)) correlates tightly with SHM and CSR. Phosphorylation of H2B within Ig variable and switch regions requires AID and may be mediated by the histone kinase Mst1. These findings indicate that SHM and CSR trigger distinct DNA damage responses and identify a novel histone modification pattern for SHM consisting of H2B(Ser14P) in the absence of gammaH2AX. PMID: [16039583] 

7. Acetylation of proteins on lysine residues is a dynamic posttranslational modification that is known to play a key role in regulating transcription and other DNA-dependent nuclear processes. However, the extent of this modification in diverse cellular proteins remains largely unknown, presenting a major bottleneck for lysine-acetylation biology. Here we report the first proteomic survey of this modification, identifying 388 acetylation sites in 195 proteins among proteins derived from HeLa cells and mouse liver mitochondria. In addition to regulators of chromatin-based cellular processes, nonnuclear localized proteins with diverse functions were identified. Most strikingly, acetyllysine was found in more than 20% of mitochondrial proteins, including many longevity regulators and metabolism enzymes. Our study reveals previously unappreciated roles for lysine acetylation in the regulation of diverse cellular pathways outside of the nucleus. The combined data sets offer a rich source for further characterization of the contribution of this modification to cellular physiology and human diseases. PMID: [16916647] 

8. The mammalian adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a serine-threonine kinase protein complex that is a central regulator of cellular energy homeostasis. However, the mechanisms by which AMPK mediates cellular responses to metabolic stress remain unclear. We found that AMPK activates transcription through direct association with chromatin and phosphorylation of histone H2B at serine 36. AMPK recruitment and H2B Ser36 phosphorylation colocalized within genes activated by AMPK-dependent pathways, both in promoters and in transcribed regions. Ectopic expression of H2B in which Ser36 was substituted by alanine reduced transcription and RNA polymerase II association to AMPK-dependent genes, and lowered cell survival in response to stress. Our results place AMPK-dependent H2B Ser36 phosphorylation in a direct transcriptional and chromatin regulatory pathway leading to cellular adaptation to stress. PMID: [20647423] 

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Function
Core component of nucleosome. Nucleosomes wrap andcompact DNA into chromatin, limiting DNA accessibility to thecellular machineries which require DNA as a template. Histonesthereby play a central role in transcription regulation, DNArepair, DNA replication and chromosomal stability. DNAaccessibility is regulated via a complex set of post-translationalmodifications of histones, also called histone code, andnucleosome remodeling. 
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Subcellular Location
Nucleus. Chromosome. 
Tissue Specificity
 
Gene Ontology
GO IDGO termEvidence
GO:0000786 C:nucleosome IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
GO:0005634 C:nucleus IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
GO:0003677 F:DNA binding IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
GO:0006334 P:nucleosome assembly IEA:InterPro.
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Interpro
IPR009072;    Histone-fold.
IPR007125;    Histone_core_D.
IPR000558;    Histone_H2B.
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Pfam
PF00125;    Histone;    1.
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SMART
SM00427;    H2B;    1.
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PROSITE
PS00357;    HISTONE_H2B;    1.
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PRINTS
PR00621;    HISTONEH2B.;   
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Created Date
18-Oct-2012 
Record Type
GAS predicted 
Sequence Annotation
INIT_MET      1      1       Removed (By similarity).
CHAIN         2    126       Histone H2B type 1-F/J/L.
                             /FTId=PRO_0000071839.
MOD_RES       6      6       N6-acetyllysine (By similarity).
MOD_RES      12     12       N6-acetyllysine.
MOD_RES      13     13       N6-acetyllysine.
MOD_RES      15     15       Phosphoserine; by STK4/MST1.
MOD_RES      16     16       N6-acetyllysine.
MOD_RES      17     17       N6-acetyllysine.
MOD_RES      21     21       N6-acetyllysine.
MOD_RES      24     24       N6-acetyllysine (By similarity).
MOD_RES      37     37       Phosphoserine; by AMPK.
MOD_RES      47     47       N6-methylated lysine (By similarity).
MOD_RES      58     58       N6-methylated lysine (By similarity).
MOD_RES     109    109       N6-acetyllysine; alternate (By
                             similarity).
MOD_RES     109    109       N6-methylated lysine; alternate (By
                             similarity).
CARBOHYD    113    113       O-linked (GlcNAc...) (By similarity).
CROSSLNK    121    121       Glycyl lysine isopeptide (Lys-Gly)
                             (interchain with G-Cter in ubiquitin) (By
                             similarity).
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Nucleotide Sequence
Length: 1797 bp   Go to nucleotide: FASTA
Protein Sequence
Length: 126 bp   Go to amino acid: FASTA
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