Histone H3.3 Recombinant Monoclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P84243

Target Species

Human

Target Name

H3-3A

Target Full Name

Histone H3.3

Target Function

Variant histone H3 which replaces conventional H3 in a wide range of nucleosomes in active genes. Constitutes the predominant form of histone H3 in non-dividing cells and is incorporated into chromatin independently of DNA synthesis. Deposited at sites of nucleosomal displacement throughout transcribed genes, suggesting that it represents an epigenetic imprint of transcriptionally active chromatin. Nucleosomes wrap and compact DNA into chromatin, limiting DNA accessibility to the cellular machineries which require DNA as a template. Histones thereby play a central role in transcription regulation, DNA repair, DNA replication and chromosomal stability. DNA accessibility is regulated via a complex set of post-translational modifications of histones, also called histone code, and nucleosome remodeling.

Target Involvement

Glioma (GLM)

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus. Chromosome.

Target Protein Families

Histone H3 family

Target Research Area

Epigenetics and Nuclear Signaling

Target Synonyms

H3 histone family 3A; H3 histone family 3B; H3 histone; family 3B (H3.3B); H3.3; H3.3A; H3.3B; H33_HUMAN; H3F3; H3F3A; H3f3b; Histone H3.3; Histone H3.3Q; Histone H3.A; Histone H3.B; MGC87782; MGC87783

Target Background

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 contains introns and its mRNA is polyadenylated, unlike most histone genes. The protein encoded by this gene is a replication-independent histone that is a member of the histone H3 family. Pseudogenes of this gene have been identified on the X chromosome, and on chromosomes 5, 13 and 17.