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External resource: Histone Sequence Database NHGRI

1. Replication-independent histones
2. Replication-dependent histones

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Replication-independent histones:

Approved Symbol Approved Name Previous Symbols Synonyms Chromosome
H1F0 H1 histone family, member 0 H1FV H10 22q13.1
H1FNT H1 histone family, member N, testis-specific HANP1, H1T2 12q13.11
H1FOO H1 histone family, member O, oocyte-specific 3q21.3
H1FX H1 histone family, member X MGC15959, MGC8350, H1X 3q21.3
H2AFB1 H2A histone family, member B1 Xq28
H2AFB2 H2A histone family, member B2 Xq28
H2AFB3 H2A histone family, member B3 H2AFB Xq28
H2AFJ H2A histone family, member J FLJ10903, MGC921 12p12.3
H2AFV H2A histone family, member V H2AV MGC10170, MGC10831, MGC1947 7p13
H2AFVP1 H2A histone family, member V, pseudogene 1 H2AFVP HsT19970 15q26.1
H2AFX H2A histone family, member X H2AX 11q23.3
H2AFY H2A histone family, member Y macroH2A1.2 5q31.1
H2AFY2 H2A histone family, member Y2 macroH2A2 10q22.1
H2AFZ H2A histone family, member Z H2AZ H2A.Z 4q23
H2AFZP1 H2A histone family, member Z pseudogene 1 H2AFZP 21q22.3
H2AFZP2 H2A histone family, member Z pseudogene 2 8q13.3
H2AFZP3 H2A histone family, member Z pseudogene 3 13q32.3
H2AFZP4 H2A histone family, member Z pseudogene 4 11q13.3
H2AFZP5 H2A histone family, member Z pseudogene 5 10q22.3
H2AFZP6 H2A histone family, member Z pseudogene 6 22q12.2
H2BFM H2B histone family, member M Xq22.2
H2BFS H2B histone family, member S (pseudogene) 21q22.3
H2BFWT H2B histone family, member W, testis-specific Xq22.2
H2BFXP H2B histone family, member X, pseudogene Xq22.2
H3F3A H3 histone, family 3A H3F3 H3.3A 1q42.12
H3F3AP1 H3 histone, family 3A pseudogene 1 HsT18159 15q15.1
H3F3AP2 H3 histone, family 3A pseudogene 2 H3F3CP 14q11.2
H3F3B H3 histone, family 3B (H3.3B) H3.3B 17q25.1
H3F3C H3 histone, family 3C H3.5 12p11.21

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Replication-dependent histones:

Approved Symbol Approved Name Previous Symbols Synonyms Chromosome
HIST1H1A histone cluster 1, H1a H1F1 H1.1, H1a 6p22.1
HIST1H1B histone cluster 1, H1b H1F5 H1.5, H1b, H1s-3 6p22.1
HIST1H1C histone cluster 1, H1c H1F2 H1.2, H1s-1, H1c 6p21.3
HIST1H1D histone cluster 1, H1d H1F3 H1.3, H1d, H1s-2 6p21.3
HIST1H1E histone cluster 1, H1e H1F4 H1.4, H1e, H1s-4 6p22.1
HIST1H1PS1 histone cluster 1, H1, pseudogene 1 dJ34B20.16, FLJ39701, H1F6P 6p22.1
HIST1H1PS2 histone cluster 1, H1, pseudogene 2 H3FEP pH3/e 6p22.1
HIST1H1T histone cluster 1, H1t H1FT H1t 6p22.1
HIST1H2AA histone cluster 1, H2aa bA317E16.2, H2AFR 6p22.2
HIST1H2AB histone cluster 1, H2ab H2AFM H2A/m 6p22.1
HIST1H2AC histone cluster 1, H2ac H2AFL 6p22.1
HIST1H2AD histone cluster 1, H2ad H2AFG H2A/g, H2A.3 6p22.1
HIST1H2AE histone cluster 1, H2ae H2AFA H2A/a, H2A.1 6p22.1
HIST1H2AG histone cluster 1, H2ag H2AFP pH2A/f, H2A/p, H2A.1b 6p22.1
HIST1H2AH histone cluster 1, H2ah H2AFALii, dJ86C11.1, H2A/S 6p22.1
HIST1H2AI histone cluster 1, H2ai H2AFC H2A/c 6p22.1
HIST1H2AJ histone cluster 1, H2aj H2AFE H2A/E 6p22.1
HIST1H2AK histone cluster 1, H2ak H2AFD H2A/d 6p22.1
HIST1H2AL histone cluster 1, H2al H2AFI H2A/i, dJ193B12.9 6p22.1
HIST1H2AM histone cluster 1, H2am H2AFN H2A/n, H2A.1 6p22.1
HIST1H2APS1 histone cluster 1, H2a, pseudogene 1 bA317E16.5, H2AFSP 6p22.2
HIST1H2APS2 histone cluster 1, H2a, pseudogene 2 H2AFTP dJ139G21.2, H2A/T 6p22.2
HIST1H2APS3 histone cluster 1, H2a, pseudogene 3 dJ34B20.8, H2AFUP 6p22.1
HIST1H2APS4 histone cluster 1, H2a, pseudogene 4 H2AFK, H2AFKP pH2A/k, dJ34B20.2 6p22.1
HIST1H2APS5 histone cluster 1, H2a, pseudogene 5 H2AFFP pH2A/f 6p22.1
HIST1H2BA histone cluster 1, H2ba bA317E16.3, STBP, TSH2B, H2BFU 6p22.2
HIST1H2BB histone cluster 1, H2bb H2BFF H2B/f 6p22.1
HIST1H2BC histone cluster 1, H2bc H2BFL H2B/l, H2B.1 6p22.1
HIST1H2BD histone cluster 1, H2bd H2BFB H2B/b 6p22.1
HIST1H2BE histone cluster 1, H2be H2BFH H2B/h, H2B.h 6p22.1
HIST1H2BF histone cluster 1, H2bf H2BFG H2B/g 6p22.1
HIST1H2BG histone cluster 1, H2bg H2BFA H2B/a, H2B.1A 6p21.3
HIST1H2BH histone cluster 1, H2bh H2BFJ H2B/j 6p21.3
HIST1H2BI histone cluster 1, H2bi H2BFK H2B/k 6p22.1
HIST1H2BJ histone cluster 1, H2bj H2BFR H2B/r 6p22.1
HIST1H2BK histone cluster 1, H2bk H2BFT H2BFAiii 6p22.1
HIST1H2BL histone cluster 1, H2bl H2BFC H2B/c, dJ97D16.4 6p22.1
HIST1H2BM histone cluster 1, H2bm H2BFE H2B/e, dJ160A22.3 6p22.1
HIST1H2BN histone cluster 1, H2bn H2BFD H2B/d 6p22.1
HIST1H2BO histone cluster 1, H2bo H2BFN H2B/n, H2B.2 6p22.1
HIST1H2BPS1 histone cluster 1, H2b, pseudogene 1 bA317E16.4, H2BFVP 6p22.2
HIST1H2BPS2 histone cluster 1, H2b, pseudogene 2 H2BFIP pH2B/i 6p22.1
HIST1H3A histone cluster 1, H3a H3FA H3/A 6p22.1
HIST1H3B histone cluster 1, H3b H3FL H3/l 6p22.1
HIST1H3C histone cluster 1, H3c H3FC H3/c, H3.1 6p22.1
HIST1H3D histone cluster 1, H3d H3FB H3/b 6p22.1
HIST1H3E histone cluster 1, H3e H3FD H3/d, H3.1 6p22.1
HIST1H3F histone cluster 1, H3f H3FI H3/i 6p22.1
HIST1H3G histone cluster 1, H3g H3FH H3/h 6p22.1
HIST1H3H histone cluster 1, H3h H3FK H3/k, H3F1K 6p22.1
HIST1H3I histone cluster 1, H3i H3FF H3/f, H3.f 6p22.1
HIST1H3J histone cluster 1, H3j H3FJ H3/j 6p22.1
HIST1H3PS1 histone cluster 1, H3, pseudogene 1 dJ45P21.6, H3F3AP1 6p22.1
HIST1H4A histone cluster 1, H4a H4FA 6p22.1
HIST1H4B histone cluster 1, H4b H4FI H4/I 6p22.1
HIST1H4C histone cluster 1, H4c H4FG H4/g, dJ221C16.1 6p22.1
HIST1H4D histone cluster 1, H4d H4FB H4/b 6p22.1
HIST1H4E histone cluster 1, H4e H4FJ H4/j 6p22.1
HIST1H4F histone cluster 1, H4f H4FC H4/c, H4 6p22.1
HIST1H4G histone cluster 1, H4g H4FL H4/l 6p22.1
HIST1H4H histone cluster 1, H4h H4FH H4/h 6p22.1
HIST1H4I histone cluster 1, H4i H4FM H4/m 6p22.1
HIST1H4J histone cluster 1, H4j H4FE H4/e, H4F2iv 6p22.1
HIST1H4K histone cluster 1, H4k H4FD H4/d, H4F2iii, dJ160A22.1 6p22.1
HIST1H4L histone cluster 1, H4l H4FK H4.k, H4/k 6p22.1
HIST1H4PS1 histone cluster 1, H4, pseudogene 1 H4FFP pH4/f, dJ97D16.3 6p22.1
HIST2H2AA3 histone cluster 2, H2aa3 H2AFO, HIST2H2AA H2A.2, H2A/q 1q21.2
HIST2H2AA4 histone cluster 2, H2aa4 H2A/r 1q21.2
HIST2H2AB histone cluster 2, H2ab 1q21.2
HIST2H2AC histone cluster 2, H2ac H2A, H2AFQ H2A/q 1q21.2
HIST2H2BA histone cluster 2, H2ba (pseudogene) 1p12-p11.2
HIST2H2BB histone cluster 2, H2bb (pseudogene) 1q21.2
HIST2H2BC histone cluster 2, H2bc (pseudogene) H2B/t 1q21.2
HIST2H2BD histone cluster 2, H2bd (pseudogene) H2BFO H2B/s, H2B/o 1q21.2
HIST2H2BE histone cluster 2, H2be H2B, H2BFQ H2B/q, H2B.1 1q21.2
HIST2H2BF histone cluster 2, H2bf 1q21.2
HIST2H3A histone cluster 2, H3a H3/n, H3/o 1q21.2
HIST2H3C histone cluster 2, H3c H3F2, H3FM MGC9629, H3/m, H3, H3.2, H3/M 1q21.2
HIST2H3D histone cluster 2, H3d 1q21.2
HIST2H3PS2 histone cluster 2, H3, pseudogene 2 p06 1q21.1
HIST2H4A histone cluster 2, H4a H4F2, H4FN, HIST2H4, H4/n 1q21.2
HIST2H4B histone cluster 2, H4b H4/o 1q21.2
HIST3H2A histone cluster 3, H2a MGC3165 1q42.13
HIST3H2BA histone cluster 3, H2ba, pseudogene 1q42.13
HIST3H2BB histone cluster 3, H2bb 1q42.13
HIST3H3 histone cluster 3, H3 H3FT H3t, H3/g, H3.4 1q42.13
HIST4H4 histone cluster 4, H4 MGC24116 12p12.3

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