Gene Information
Gene NameH2BW1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length175
Protein NamesHistone H2B type W-T (H2B histone family member W testis-specific) (H2B.W histone 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000123569 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ7Z2G1
Gene CardH2BW1
Uniprot IDQ7Z2G1
PfamPF00125
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.410626552)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ H2BW4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ H2BW1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Macaque_ H2BFWT ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ H2bw2 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ AABR07040686.1 ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsH2BK1, H2BU1, H2BC21, H2BC17, H2BC12L, H2BC11, H2BC12, H2BW2, H2BC18, H2BC10, H2BC15, H2BC4, H2BC5, H2BC7, H2BC3, H2BC6, H2BC8, H2BC13, H2BC9, H2BC14, H2BC1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityTestis-specific. Present in sperm cells (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15475252}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17332043  rs553509 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15475252}. Chromosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15475252}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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