Hist2h4a

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Histone H4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HIST2H4A gene.Histones are basic nuclear proteins that are responsible for the nucleosome structure of the chromosomal fiber in eukaryotes. This structure consists of approximately 146 bp of DNA wrapped around a nucleosome, an octamer composed of pairs of each of the four core histones (H2A, H2B, H3, and H4).