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Table 3 Revised gene nomenclature for human histone H2A genes

From: A standardized nomenclature for mammalian histone genes

Variant symbol

HGNC gene symbol

HGNC gene name

Previous symbol

HGNC ID

UniProt ID

H2A

H2AC1

H2A clustered histone 1

HIST1H2AA

HGNC:18729

Q96QV6

NA

H2AC2P

H2A clustered histone 2, pseudogene

HIST1H2APS1

HGNC:18720

NA

NA

H2AC3P

H2A clustered histone 3, pseudogene

HIST1H2APS2

HGNC:18804

NA

H2A

H2AC4

H2A clustered histone 4

HIST1H2AB

HGNC:4734

P04908

NA

H2AC5P

H2A clustered histone 5, pseudogene

HIST1H2APS5

HGNC:4728

NA

H2A

H2AC6

H2A clustered histone 6

HIST1H2AC

HGNC:4733

Q93077

H2A

H2AC7

H2A clustered histone 7

HIST1H2AD

HGNC:4729

P20671

H2A

H2AC8

H2A clustered histone 8

HIST1H2AE

HGNC:4724

P04908

NA

H2AC9P

H2A clustered histone 9, pseudogene

HIST1H2APS3

HGNC:18805

NA

NA

H2AC10P

H2A clustered histone 10, pseudogene

HIST1H2APS4

HGNC:4732

NA

H2A

H2AC11

H2A clustered histone 11

HIST1H2AG

HGNC:4737

P0C0S8

H2A

H2AC12

H2A clustered histone 12

HIST1H2AH

HGNC:13671

Q96KK5

H2A

H2AC13

H2A clustered histone 13

HIST1H2AI

HGNC:4725

P0C0S8

H2A

H2AC14

H2A clustered histone 14

HIST1H2AJ

HGNC:4727

Q99878

H2A

H2AC15

H2A clustered histone 15

HIST1H2AK

HGNC:4726

P0C0S8

H2A

H2AC16

H2A clustered histone 16

HIST1H2AL

HGNC:4730

P0C0S8

H2A

H2AC17

H2A clustered histone 17

HIST1H2AM

HGNC:4735

P0C0S8

H2A

H2AC18

H2A clustered histone 18

HIST2H2AA3

HGNC:4736

Q6FI13

H2A

H2AC19

H2A clustered histone 19

HIST2H2AA4

HGNC:29668

Q6FI13

H2A

H2AC20

H2A clustered histone 20

HIST2H2AC

HGNC:4738

Q16777

H2A

H2AC21

H2A clustered histone 21

HIST2H2AB

HGNC:20508

Q8IUE6

H2A

H2AC25

H2A clustered histone 25

HIST3H2A

HGNC:20507

Q7L7L0

H2A.Z.1

H2AZ1

H2A.Z variant histone 1

H2AFZ

HGNC:4741

P0C0S5

H2A.Z.2

H2AZ2

H2A.Z variant histone 2

H2AFV

HGNC:20664

Q71UI9

macroH2A.1

MACROH2A1

macroH2A.1 histone

H2AFY

HGNC:4740

O75367

macroH2A.2

MACROH2A2

macroH2A.2 histone

H2AFY2

HGNC:14453

Q9P0M6

H2A.X

H2AX

H2A.X variant histone

H2AFX

HGNC:4739

P16104

H2A.J

H2AJ

H2A.J histone

H2AFJ

HGNC:14456

Q9BTM1

H2A.B

H2AB1

H2A.B variant histone 1

H2AFB1

HGNC:22516

P0C5Y9

H2A.B

H2AB2

H2A.B variant histone 2

H2AFB2

HGNC:18298

P0C5Z0

H2A.B

H2AB3

H2A.B variant histone 3

H2AFB3

HGNC:14455

P0C5Z0

H2A.P

H2AP

H2A.P histone

HYPM

HGNC:18417

O75409

NA

H2AQ1P

H2A.Q variant histone 1, pseudogene

NA

HGNC:53962

NA

H2A.L

H2AL1Q

H2A.L variant histone 1Q

NA

HGNC:53959

NA

NA

H2AL1MP

H2A.L variant histone 1 M, pseudogene

NA

HGNC:53961

NA

H2A.L

H2AL3

H2A.L variant histone 3

NA

HGNC:53960

NA