Histone

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Histones (H) are the major protein components of chromatin which help to pack the DNA in the nucleosomes. H2A, H2B, H3 and H4 are core histones while H1 and H5 are linker histones[1].

3D Structures of histone

Updated on 22-March-2016

  1. ↑ Marino-Ramirez L, Kann MG, Shoemaker BA, Landsman D. Histone structure and nucleosome stability. Expert Rev Proteomics. 2005 Oct;2(5):719-29. PMID:16209651 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1586/14789450.2.5.719
  2. ↑ Kornberg RD. Chromatin structure: a repeating unit of histones and DNA. Science. 1974 May 24;184(4139):868-71. PMID:4825889

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