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Histones

Known as: Histone, Histones [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Major protein component of chromatin. Highly conserved basic proteins, originally classified into classes based on the relative amounts of arginine… 
National Institutes of Health

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Cell NucleusHIST1H2BJ geneHistone antigenIn Blood

Broader (4)

ChromatinNuclear ProteinsNucleoproteinsProteins

Narrower (25)

Cid protein, DrosophilaH1c protein, mouseH2AX protein, humanH2AX protein, mouse

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Somatic mutations of the histone methyltransferase gene EZH2 in myelodysplastic syndromes
In myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), deletions of chromosome 7 or 7q are common and correlate with a poor prognosis. The relevant… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Chromatin remodelling: the industrial revolution of DNA around histones
Chromatin remodellers are specialized multi-protein machines that enable access to nucleosomal DNA by altering the structure… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Histone acetylation and deacetylation: importance in inflammatory lung diseases
Inflammatory lung diseases are characterised by increased expression of multiple inflammatory genes that are regulated by… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
An epigenetic road map for histone lysine methylation
Histone N-termini (tails) undergo diverse post-translational modifications, including acetylation, phosphorylation, methylation… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Small Molecule Modulators of Histone Acetyltransferase p300*
Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) are a group of enzymes that play a significant role in the regulation of gene expression. These… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
The regulation of histone synthesis in the cell cycle.
AND PERSPECTIVE… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Isolation of a human cyclin cDNA: Evidence for cyclin mRNA and protein regulation in the cell cycle and for interaction with p34cdc2
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
The structure of histone H1 and its location in chromatin
On the basis of their primary structure, the lysine-rich histones are a unified family of proteins. Each has an amino acid chain… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Nucleosomes are assembled by an acidic protein which binds histones and transfers them to DNA
The nucleosome subunits of chromatin are assembled from histones and DNA by an acidic protein which binds histones. The… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Electron microscopic and biochemical evidence that chromatin structure is a repeating unit
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