# H2BC12

Source: https://onco.cc/targets/h2bc12/  
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## TL;DR

H2BC12 (Histone H2B type 1-K) is a gene. The public catalogues list it as a biomarker, and clinical evidence ties its variants to diagnosis, prognosis or drug response. Tied to Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

## Summary

Core component of nucleosome. Nucleosomes wrap and compact DNA into chromatin, limiting DNA accessibility to the cellular machineries which require DNA as a template. Histones thereby play a central role in transcription regulation, DNA repair, DNA replication and chromosomal stability.

CIViC holds 1 clinical evidence item and 0 assertions across 1 variant.

## Fields

- Kind: Target
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
- Also known as: H2B clustered histone 12; Histone H2B type 1-K; H2BFAiii; H2BFT; HIST1H2BK
- Tags: cancer-genes-wave
- Symbol: H2BC12
- Class: other
- Biology: Core component of nucleosome. Nucleosomes wrap and compact DNA into chromatin, limiting DNA accessibility to the cellular machineries which require DNA as a template. Histones thereby play a central role in transcription regulation, DNA repair, DNA replication and chromosomal stability. DNA accessibility is regulated via a complex set of post-translational modifications of histones, also called histone code, and nucleosome remodeling. Has broad antibacterial activity. May contribute to the formation of the functional antimicrobial barrier of the colonic epithelium, and to the bactericidal activity of amniotic fluid. Location: Nucleus; Chromosome (UniProt). Locus 6p22.1 (HGNC).
- Where found: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: CIViC evidence names this disease

## Notes

- Written by scripts/fetch-cancer-genes.ts from CIViC, Open Targets, IntOGen, HGNC and UniProt; the function text is UniProt's, condensed and in UK spelling. Roles: CIViC holds 1 clinical evidence items on its variants. Evidence tier "clinical-evidence" is the strongest of those signals.
- Prevalence not recorded: none of the sources gives a positivity rate.

## Sources

- HGNC HGNC:13954: https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc_id/HGNC:13954
- UniProt O60814: https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/O60814/entry
- NCBI Gene 85236: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/85236
- Ensembl ENSG00000197903: https://www.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Gene/Summary?g=ENSG00000197903

## Connected records

- collections: [CIViC](https://onco.cc/collections/civic/)
- cancers: [Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/dlbcl/)

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