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
Protein found in the nuclei of all eukaryotic cells where they are complexed to DNA in chromatin and chromosomes They are of relatively low molecular weight and are basic, having a very high arginine/lysine content They are highly conserved and can be grouped into five major classes
Abundant small protein rich in arginine and lysine that associates with DNA and enables the packaging of DNA into chromosomes
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 1884
a simple protein containing mainly basic amino acids; present in cell nuclei in association with nucleic acids
{i} any of a small class of basic proteins (Biochemistry)
a basic protein associated with nucleic acids Histones are important parts of the DNA control system, suppressing the expression of or causing the expression of specific parts of the DNA blueprints in conjunction with other nucleoproteins