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nucleosome

American

[noo-klee-uh-sohm, nyoo-] / ˈnu kli əˌsoʊm, ˈnju- /

noun

Cell Biology.

any of the repeating subunits of chromatin occurring at intervals along a strand of DNA, consisting of DNA coiled around histone.

nucleosome British

/ ˈnjuːklɪəˌsəʊm /

noun

a repeating structural unit of chromatin that contains DNA and histones

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nucleosome Scientific

/ no̅o̅′klē-ə-sōm′ /

Any of the repeating subunits of chromatin in eukaryotic cells, consisting of a DNA chain coiled around a core of histones.
See Note at histone

Etymology

Origin of nucleosome

First recorded in 1960–65; nucleo- + -some ³

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Each nucleosome consists of approximately 147 base pairs of DNA wrapped around a histone octamer which is composed of two H2A-H2B dimers and one H3-H4 tetramer.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024

The nucleosome forms a fundamental repeating unit of chromatin.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024

For polynucleotide synthesis to occur, the transcription machinery needs to move histones out of the way every time it encounters a nucleosome.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The observation of chromatin modifier genes being frequently mutated in ccRCC strongly supports the model of nucleosome dynamics, providing a key function in renal tumorigenesis.

From Nature ● Jul. 3, 2013

A nucleosome is a single, wrapped DNA-histone complex.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

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