histone binding
id: GO:0042393
name: histone binding
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a histone, any of a group of water-soluble proteins found in association with the DNA of plant and animal chromosomes. They are involved in the condensation and coiling of chromosomes during cell division and have also been implicated in nonspecific suppression of gene activity.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0031493 | nucleosomal histone binding |
| GO:0035064 | methylated histone residue binding |
| GO:0070577 | histone acetyl-lysine binding |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0005515 | protein binding |
