Histones are a family of basic proteins that associate with DNA in the nucleus and help condense it into chromatin. Nuclear DNA does not appear in free linear strands; it is highly condensed and ...

Warnecke wasn’t the first to look for histone in prokaryotes, but such searches, which tend to use eukaryotic histones as references, have only yielded a few potential candidates. That may be because ...

Cell proteins called linker histones were discovered in the late 1800s. They have been known to influence genetic expression by, for example, providing structure, organization and folding of DNA ...

Histones not only keep DNA organized, but also help regulate gene expression. How? Scientists are using ChIP and PCR to find out. To examine changes in histone modification during blood cell ...

The mechanism of a peculiar type of heterochromatin, used by embryonic stem cells to silence 'parasitic' DNA-elements within the context of their highly dynamic pluripotent chromatin. Disclaimer ...

Cell proteins called linker histones were discovered in the late 1800s. They have been known to influence genetic expression by, for example, providing structure, organization and folding of DNA ...