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== Structure == | == Structure == | ||
| + | COMPLEX BETWEEN NUCLEOSOME CORE PARTICLE (H3,H4,H2A,H2B) AND 146 BP LONG DNA FRAGMENT is a nucleosome. | ||
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There are a total of 418 <scene name='77/777730/1aoi_not_dna/2'>amino acids</scene> which make up different histone structures on the inside. | There are a total of 418 <scene name='77/777730/1aoi_not_dna/2'>amino acids</scene> which make up different histone structures on the inside. | ||
| - | <scene name='77/777730/1aoi_dna_only/1'>DNA</scene> on the outside. The DNA chains are 146 nucleotides long. | + | The <scene name='77/777730/1aoi_dna_only/1'>DNA</scene> is found on the outside. The DNA chains are 146 nucleotides long. |
There are also 6 <scene name='77/777730/1aoi_ligands/1'>ligands</scene> in this protein. | There are also 6 <scene name='77/777730/1aoi_ligands/1'>ligands</scene> in this protein. | ||
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== Function == | == Function == | ||
| - | This protein is involved in DNA binding, transcription, and initiation | + | This protein is involved in DNA binding, transcription, and initiation. |
== Significance == | == Significance == | ||
| - | This protein is significant because it is a nucleosome, allowing DNA to be put into higher order structures. | + | This protein is significant because it is a nucleosome, allowing DNA to be put into higher order structures. With this complex, DNA can be stored in a highly compact manner. DNA coils around the histones, and then the nucleosomes coil around to form the chromatosome, which then fold up on each other to form a chromosome. |
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 20:45, 12 February 2018
COMPLEX BETWEEN NUCLEOSOME CORE PARTICLE (H3,H4,H2A,H2B) AND 146 BP LONG DNA FRAGMENT
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