Histones are a family of nuclear proteins that compacts DNA in eukaryotic cells, and are, therefore, therefore structural components of chromosomes. Except for histone H1, histones are molecules with low molecular weight, comprised of 102-135 amino...

Small basic proteins of 5 main types, designated histone 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, with various subtypes. Pea histone H4 contains 102 residues as a single polypeptide chain. Associated with nuclear DNA in the chromosomes of plants. Chromosomal proteins...

In biology, histones are the chief protein components of chromatin. They act as spools around which DNA winds, and they play a role in gene...

What is the histone code? Different chemical marks, such as acetylation, methylation, or phosphorylation, are made to numerous residues on the N-terminal tails of histone proteins. Some posit that they act as readable and specific landing pads for proteins that control chromatin modeling and...

HOT PAPERS Identification of a demethylation protein domain brings on a flood of enzyme discoveries. Methylation of histone residues can have various consequences for genetic regulation, such as flagging transcriptional repression or activation. While there was some evidence that histones could also...