See Also: histone(encyclopedia)
Histone(medicine)
histone(dictionary)
histone h2b kinase(medicine)
histone gene(medicine)
histone deacetylase(medicine)
histone bases(medicine)
chromosomal proteins, non-histone(medicine)
histone-lysine n-methyltransferase(medicine)
ADP ribose-histone hydrolase(medicine)

histone (sh)




Any of a class of rather simple proteins occurring in cell nuclei and in combination with DNA to form nucleoproteins.

They can be obtained from both plants and animals. Unlike most proteins, they dissolve readily in water. They were discovered งใ 1884.