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GO: Molecular Function

histone reader activity

Term ID
GO:0140566
Synonyms
  • epigenetic reader
  • histone reader
Definition
A chromatin adaptor activity that brings together a protein and a specific form of histone, 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. (4)
References
Ontology
GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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