Histones are perhaps more intimately linked with DNA than any other protein. Transcriptional regulation, recombination, repair, and replication--basically anything that happens to the DNA--must happen ...
The histone code hypothesis posits that distinct combinations of histone modifications can recruit chromatin-modifying enzymes and exert epigenetic control over heterochromatin assembly. In the March ...
Strands of DNA wrapped around a histone. Credit: Molekuul/Science Source Histones are among the most abundant proteins in the body. They act as spools that help compact DNA so our enormous genomes ...