his-38 encodes an H4 histone; by homology, HIS-38 is predicted to function as a nucleosome component required for packaging of DNA into chromatin; his-38 is a replication-dependent histone locus that does not reside in a cluster, but exists as a single histone locus on the X chromosome.
Predicted to enable DNA binding activity and protein heterodimerization activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of chromatin. Involved in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Is an ortholog of several human genes including H4C1 (H4 clustered histone 1); H4C4 (H4 clustered histone 4); and H4C9 (H4 clustered histone 9).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.