The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen H2A Histone Family, Member Z across different species:

H2A histone family, member Z (H2AFZ), H2A histone family, member Z (H2afz), H2A histone family, member Z (CH211-230G14.1), H2A histone family member V (his2Av)

Other aliases include:

H2AZ, H2A.z, H2A/z, MGC117173, H2A.Z, MGC72814, MGC105426, MGC133929, h2afz, h2afv, h2a.z, DKFZp468O2423

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen H2A Histone Family, Member Z:

histone H2A.Z – H2AZ histone – H2A/z – OTTMUSP00000025168 – H2A histone family, member Z – H2A histone family, member V – H2A histone family member V

H2A Histone Family, Member Z fulfills a number of functions:

DNA binding

H2A Histone Family, Member Z is relevant to the following processes:

nucleosome assembly

Locations for H2A Histone Family, Member Z:

Barr body – chromosome – nucleosome – nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology