H1f7 - H1.7 linker histone Gene

Also Known as H1-7; H1.7; H1t2; H1fnt; Hanp1; mH1t2; 1700026P10Rik

Species: Mus musculus

Gene Type: protein coding
Gene ID: 70069

Summary

Histones are basic nuclear proteins that are responsible for the nucleosome structure of the chromosomal fiber in eukaryotes. Nucleosomes consist of approximately 146 bp of DNA wrapped around a histone octamer composed of pairs of each of the four core histones (H2A, H2B, H3, and H4). The chromatin fiber is further compacted through the interaction of a linker histone, H1, with the DNA between the nucleosomes to form higher order chromatin structures. This gene is intronless and encodes a replication-independent histone that is a member of the histone H1 family. This gene encodes a testis specific protein that is required for spermatogenesis and male fertility. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015]

H1f7 Products (2)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_027304.2 NP_081580.2 testis-specific H1 histone
NM_027304.2 NP_081580.2 testis-specific H1 histone
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

testis-specific H1 histone

  • H1 histone family, member N, testis-specific

  • expressed in haploid spermatids during spermiogenesis, specifically at the apical pole of round and elongating spermatids

  • haploid germ cell-specific nuclear protein 1

  • histone H1.7

  • histone H1t2