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H3C6
H3 clustered histone 6
Chromosome 6 · 6p22.2
NCBI Gene: 8353Ensembl: ENSG00000197153.5HGNC: HGNC:4766UniProt: P68431
101PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Hub Gene
DATA QUALITY
✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
viral diseaseinfectious diseasegliomabreast carcinoma
✦AI Summary

Based on limited published evidence, H3C6 (H3 clustered histone 6) is a histone protein involved in chr6 structure. H3C6 was identified as a potential candidate gene associated with spontaneous abortion, found within copy number variants enriched for genes related to chr6 structural components 1. Additionally, a CpG probe (cg24440941) within H3C6 showed significant interaction with maternal methylation and gestational diabetes mellitus status in an epigenome-wide association study 2. These findings suggest H3C6 may play a role in embryonic development and metabolic regulation, though functional characterization remains limited.

Sources cited
1
H3C6 identified as a potential candidate gene associated with spontaneous abortion within CNVs enriched for chromatin structural component genes
PMID: 38764094
2
CpG probe cg24440941 within H3C6 shows significant interaction with maternal methylation and gestational diabetes mellitus status in offspring
PMID: 34116986
⚠Limited data available — This gene has 2 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsⓘ20
viral diseaseOpen Targets
0.51Moderate
infectious diseaseOpen Targets
0.51Moderate
gliomaOpen Targets
0.47Moderate
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.39Weak
cancerOpen Targets
0.38Weak
melanomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
dengue diseaseOpen Targets
0.37Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
SepsisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
nasopharyngeal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
actinic keratosisOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
sebaceous of Jadassohn nevusOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
cervical cancerOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
COVID-19Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
infectionOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
obstructive sleep apneaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
diffuse midline gliomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
H3C13Protein interaction100%H2BC12Protein interaction100%KAT2BProtein interaction100%H2AZ2Protein interaction100%H2BC11Protein interaction99%KDM4AProtein interaction99%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
2%
Ovary
0%
Heart
0%
Liver
0%
Lung
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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H3C6H3C13H2BC12KAT2BH2AZ2H2BC11KDM4A
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt P68431
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RankingsWhere H3C6 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #4,720of 20,598
    Most Researched101 · top quartile
Genes detectedH3C6
Sources retrieved2 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
2
1
Analysis of copy number variants detected by sequencing in spontaneous abortion.
PMID: 38764094
Mol Cytogenet · 2024
1.00
2
Epigenome-Wide Association Study Reveals Methylation Loci Associated With Offspring Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Exposure and Maternal Methylome.
PMID: 34116986
Diabetes Care · 2021
0.50