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H2BC14
H2B clustered histone 14
Chromosome 6 Β· 6p22.1
NCBI Gene: 8342Ensembl: ENSG00000273703.2HGNC: HGNC:4750UniProt: Q99879
70PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Hub Gene
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
nucleusextracellular exosomeinnate immune response in mucosachromatin organizationviral diseaseinfectious diseasebreast carcinomacancer
✦AI Summary

Based on limited published evidence, H2BC14 is a core histone protein component of nucleosomes that wraps DNA into chr6. It functions in chr6 organization, nucleosome assembly, and DNA binding, thereby regulating DNA accessibility for transcription, DNA repair, replication, and chr6 stability through histone post-translational modifications and nucleosome remodeling. H2BC14 was identified as a highly connected node in protein-protein interaction networks in colon adenocarcinoma cells 1, suggesting potential involvement in cancer-related gene regulatory mechanisms, though its specific role remains to be elucidated.

Sources cited
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H2BC14 identified as a high-degree node in protein-protein interaction networks associated with colon adenocarcinoma cell proliferation and survival pathways
PMID: 36407085
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 1 indexed publication. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜20
viral diseaseOpen Targets
0.50Moderate
infectious diseaseOpen Targets
0.50Moderate
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.38Weak
cancerOpen Targets
0.37Weak
dengue diseaseOpen Targets
0.37Weak
melanomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
sebaceous of Jadassohn nevusOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
actinic keratosisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
infectionOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
ulcerative colitisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
laryngotracheoesophageal cleftOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
chronic hepatitis B virus infectionOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
H2AC8Protein interaction100%H2AC20Protein interaction100%H3-4Protein interaction100%H3-3BProtein interaction100%H3C13Protein interaction100%H3C12Protein interaction100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
6%
Lung
4%
Heart
0%
Ovary
0%
Liver
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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H2BC14H2AC8H2AC20H3-4H3-3BH3C13H3C12
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB9D3P Β· 2.50 Γ… Β· EM
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
1.98LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF2.56 [1.38–1.98]
RankingsWhere H2BC14 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #6,721of 20,598
    Most Researched70
  • #17,826of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.98
Genes detectedH2BC14
Sources retrieved1 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
1
1
Downregulation of hsa-miR-135b-5p Inhibits Cell Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion in Colon Adenocarcinoma.
PMID: 36407085
Genet Res (Camb) Β· 2022
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