histone
IPA: hɪstoʊn
noun
- (biochemistry) Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.
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Examples of "histone" in Sentences
- Sir2 is thus classified as a histone deacetylase.
- A histone gene is a gene that codes for histone proteins.
- The major attention is focused on biotinylation of histone.
- Its action is opposite to that of histone acetyltransferase.
- This protein acetylates both histone and non histone proteins.
- Histones and other proteins are often modified by acetylation.
- Histone acetylation is also an important process in transcription.
- Methylation is central to imprinting alongside histone modifications.
- Schematic representation of the assembly of core histones into the nucleosome.
- Chromatin consists of the DNA strand and histones that are attached to the DNA.
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