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H2BC4
H2B clustered histone 4
Chromosome 6 Β· 6p22.2
NCBI Gene: 8347Ensembl: ENSG00000180596.10HGNC: HGNC:4746UniProt: B2R4S9
68PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Hub Gene
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
hereditary hemochromatosishereditary hemochromatosis type 1variegate porphyriaviral disease
✦AI Summary

Based on limited published evidence, H2BC4 (H2B clustered histone 4) is a histone protein involved in chr6 structure. H2BC4 was identified as a potential candidate gene associated with spontaneous abortion through copy number variant analysis, alongside other histone variants (H2AC7, H3C8, H4C3) enriched in chr6 structural components 1. Additionally, H2BC4 was identified as a survival-related differentially expressed gene in pancreatic adenocarcinoma, though its specific mechanistic role in tumor immunity requires further investigation 2. The precise molecular functions of H2BC4 remain to be comprehensively characterized.

Sources cited
1
H2BC4 identified as candidate gene associated with spontaneous abortion; implicated in chromatin structural components through CNV analysis
PMID: 38764094
2
H2BC4 identified as overall survival-related differentially expressed gene in pancreatic adenocarcinoma
PMID: 39127164
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 2 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜20
hereditary hemochromatosisOpen Targets
0.56Moderate
hereditary hemochromatosis type 1Open Targets
0.56Moderate
variegate porphyriaOpen Targets
0.51Moderate
infectious diseaseOpen Targets
0.50Moderate
viral diseaseOpen Targets
0.50Moderate
diabetic retinopathyOpen Targets
0.50Moderate
Familial porphyria cutanea tardaOpen Targets
0.50Moderate
Tessadori-van Haaften neurodevelopmental syndrome 1Open Targets
0.48Moderate
Alzheimer disease type 1Open Targets
0.48Moderate
cardiomyopathyOpen Targets
0.43Moderate
genetic disorderOpen Targets
0.41Moderate
cancerOpen Targets
0.38Weak
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
melanomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.37Weak
dengue diseaseOpen Targets
0.37Weak
Abdominal painOpen Targets
0.34Weak
Atypical behaviorOpen Targets
0.34Weak
hereditary neoplastic syndromeOpen Targets
0.34Weak
PainOpen Targets
0.34Weak
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
H2BC17Protein interaction100%H1-2Protein interaction99%H2AC7Protein interaction99%H2BC5Protein interaction99%H2BC3Protein interaction99%H3-3BProtein interaction99%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Liver
99%
Lung
72%
Brain
53%
Heart
35%
Ovary
18%
Gene Interaction Network
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H2BC4H2BC17H1-2H2AC7H2BC5H2BC3H3-3B
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted Β· UniProt P62807
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RankingsWhere H2BC4 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #6,902of 20,598
    Most Researched68
Genes detectedH2BC4
Sources retrieved2 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
2
1
Analysis of copy number variants detected by sequencing in spontaneous abortion.
PMID: 38764094
Mol Cytogenet Β· 2024
1.00
2
Potential impact of epithelial splicing regulatory protein 1 (ESRP1) associated with tumor immunity in pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
PMID: 39127164
J Proteomics Β· 2024
0.50