Histones are basic nuclear proteins that are responsible for the nucleosome structure of the chromosomal fiber in eukaryotes. Two molecules of each of the four core histones (H2A, H2B, H3, and H4) form an octamer, around which approximately 146 bp of DNA is wrapped in repeating units, called nucleosomes. The linker histone, H1, interacts with linker DNA between nucleosomes and functions in the compaction of chromatin into higher order structures. This gene encodes a replication-independent histone that is a member of the histone H2A family, and generates two transcripts through the use of the conserved stem-loop termination motif, and the polyA addition motif.
Aliases: H2AX; H2A.X; H2A/X
Entrez GeneID: 3014
Swissprot: P16104
WB Predicted band size: 15.1kDa
Host/Isotype: Mouse IgG1
Species Reactivity: Human
Immunogen : Purified recombinant fragment of human H2AFX expressed in E. Coli.