Histone H3.5 forms an unstable nucleosome and accumulates around transcription start sites in human testis.
Urahama, T., Harada, A., Maehara, K., Horikoshi, N., Sato, K., Sato, Y., Shiraishi, K., Sugino, N., Osakabe, A., Tachiwana, H., Kagawa, W., Kimura, H., Ohkawa, Y., Kurumizaka, H.(2016) Epigenetics Chromatin 9: 2-2
- PubMed: 26779285 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13072-016-0051-y
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4Z5T - PubMed Abstract: 
Human histone H3.5 is a non-allelic H3 variant evolutionally derived from H3.3. The H3.5 mRNA is highly expressed in human testis. However, the function of H3.5 has remained poorly understood.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Laboratory of Structural Biology, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Institute for Medical-oriented Structural Biology, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8480 Japan.