Term Information

Accession
GO:0140566
Name
histone reader activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
histone reader, epigenetic reader
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A chromatin adaptor that recognizes specific forms of histones, either modified by a post-translational modification, or the unmodified form. Histone readers have roles in many processes, including in centromere function or in modulating the accessibility of cis-regulatory regions to the transcription machinery. Source: PMID:31082667, PMID:25688442, PMID:11498575, PMID:32260176, PMID:34726351
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0140566 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of histone reader activity (GO:0140566)
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histone reader activity [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  histone binding (GO:0042393)
histone reader activity [is_a relation] is_a  chromatin-protein adaptor activity (GO:0140463)
histone reader activity [BFO:0000066 relation] BFO:0000066  nucleosome (GO:0000786)

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