NCIt synonyms : H2A.Bbd; H2A Histone Family, Member B1 Gene; H2A.B Variant Histone 1 wt Allele; H2A.B; H2AFB1; H2A Histone Family Member B1 Gene;
NCIt definition : Human H2AB1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of Xq28 and is approximately
1 kb in length. This allele, which encodes histone H2A-Bbd type 1 protein, is involved
in the modulation of DNA compaction, which regulates gene transcription and mRNA processing.;
NCIt note : The H2AFB1 gene is is 98% identical to the H2AFB2 and H2AFB3 genes. (OMIM);