Nucleosome core particle
147 base pairs of DNA wrapped around a histone octamer (two copies of H2A, H2B, H3, H4). The fundamental unit of chromatin.
ERElena Rossi
000
Histones
Histones are small, basic proteins that compact eukaryotic DNA into chromatin. Two copies each of H2A, H2B, H3, and H4 assemble into an octamer around which ~147 base pairs of DNA wrap to form a nucleosome.
1Simulation
1.90 ÅAverage resolution
1Contributor