histone (redirected from HIST1H4I gene)

histone /his·tone/ (his´ton) a simple protein, soluble in water and insoluble in dilute ammonia, found combined as salts with acidic substances, e.g., the protein combined with nucleic acid or the globin of hemoglobin.

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his·tone (hstn)

n.

Any of several small simple proteins that are most commonly found in association with the DNA in chromatin and contain a high proportion of basic amino acids.

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histone

a simple protein, soluble in water and insoluble in dilute ammonia, found combined as salts with acidic substances, such as in DNA where they have a structural and functional role.

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histone acetylase, histone deacylase

enzymes responsible for the reversible acylation of four lysine residues near the N-terminus of histone H₄.