• histone

    (noun)
    Any of a group of basic proteins found in chromatin.
  • histone deacetylase

    (noun)
    A class of enzymes that remove acetyl groups from an ε-N-acetyl lysine amino acid on a histone, allowing the histones to wrap the DNA more tightly.
  • histone octamer

    (noun)
    The eight protein complex found at the center of a nucleosome core particle.
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histone
histone deacetylase
histone octamer