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GO:0042393 'histone binding'

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Term idGO:0042393
Term namehistone binding
Term definitionInteracting selectively and non-covalently with a histone, any of a group of water-soluble proteins found in association with the DNA of plant and animal chromosomes. They are involved in the condensation and coiling of chromosomes during cell division and have also been implicated in nonspecific suppression of gene activity.
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histone-specific chaperone activity RELATED
"histone-specific chaperone activity" RELATED []

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