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histone-H1
Function:
- histone H1 binds to 'linker DNA' (~ 80 base-pairs) between nucleosomes, helping stabilize the 30 nm chromatin fiber [1,2]
- it binds DNA at the sites of entry to & exit from the nucleosome, sealing off the nucleosome (illustration in [1,3])
Interactions
molecular events
General
histone
phosphoprotein
Properties
MOTIF: S/T phosphorylation site
Database Correlations
OMIM 142709
References
- Wikipedia: Histone H1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histone_H1
- Widom J
Chromatin structure: Linking structure to function with histone H1
Current Biology 1998, 8:R788-R791
http://biomednet.com/elecref/09609822008R0788
http://www.biochem.northwestern.edu/widomweb/pdfpapers/Chromatin%20Structure_1.pdf
- Lamar D
HISTONE H1 GenBank Search
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/courses/Molbio/MolStudents/spring2000/lamar/histoneh1.htm
Component-of
molecular complex