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Core Histone Macro-H2A

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A histone protein that is comprised of a histone H2A domain, which allows interaction with the nucleosome, and a macro domain, which may bind to ADP-ribose. This protein can substitute for histone H2A in the nucleosomal complex and plays a role in transcriptional repression and X chromosome inactivation. [ ]

Term info

Label

Core Histone Macro-H2A

Synonyms
  • Core Histone Macro-H2A
  • Histone MacroH2A
  • MacroH2A
  • mH2A
Subsets

NCIT_C116977, NCIT_C142800, NCIT_C142799

Display Name

Core Histone Macro-H2A

Maps To

mH2A

Preferred Name

Core Histone Macro-H2A

Semantic Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

UMLS CUI

C0908130

code

C95407