The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Histone H4 across different species:

histone cluster 2, H4a (HIST2H4A), histone cluster 1, H4f (HIST1H4F), histone cluster 4, H4 (HIST4H4), histone H4 (His4:CG31611), histone cluster 1, H4c (Hist1h4c), histone cluster 4, H4 (Hist4h4), HIS4; DNA binding (HIS4), histone H4 (AT3G45930), histone H4 (AT3G46320), histone H4 (AT3G53730), histone H4 (AT5G59690), histone H4 (AT5G59970), histone H4 (AT1G07660), histone H4 (AT1G07820), histone H4 (Tc00.1047053507601.170), histone h4 (LmjF25.2450), histone H4 (THAPSDRAFT_3184), histone H4 (THAPSDRAFT_37357), histone 1, H4, like (hist1h4l)

Other aliases include:

H4, H4/n, H4F2, H4FN, FO108, HIST2H4, H4/c, H4FC, HIST4H4, HIST1H4A, HIST1H4B, HIST1H4C, HIST1H4D, HIST1H4E, HIST1H4H, HIST1H4I, HIST1H4J, HIST1H4K, HIST1H4L, HIST2H4A, HIST2H4B, H4/p, HIST1H4F, MGC24116, DmelCG31611, CG31611, Hist4h4, Hist1h4a, Hist1h4b, Hist1h4d, Hist1h4f, Hist1h4h, Hist1h4i, Hist1h4j, Hist1h4k, Hist1h4m, Hist2h4a, Hist1h4c, B130044J01Rik, F8N16.2, F8N16_2, HIS4, HISTONE H4, F16L2.140, F18L15.40, F5K20.30, MTH12.15, MMN10.3, F24B9.25, F24B9.8, h4, gb:am422106

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Histone H4:

histone cluster 2, H4a – histone 2, H4a – OTTHUMP00000013906 – OTTHUMP00000194863 – H4 histone, family 2 – histone IV, family 2 – H4 histone family, member N – histone H4 – histone 1, H4f – H4 histone family, member C – histone 4, H4 – CG31611-PA – His4:CG31611-PA – histone 1, H4c – OTTMUSP00000000527 – germinal histone H4 – HIS4; DNA binding – histone h4 – histone 1, H4, like

Histone H4 fulfills a number of functions:

DNA binding

Histone H4 is relevant to the following processes:

chromosome organization – nucleosome assembly – response to water deprivation

Locations for Histone H4:

nucleosome – nucleus – nucleolus – cytosol – thylakoid – vacuole – chloroplast – plasma membrane – chromosome

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology