Fig. 1: The conventional histone protein forms nucleosomes. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: The conventional histone protein forms nucleosomes.

From: Histones and histone variant families in prokaryotes

Fig. 1

a The histone fold (PDB: 1A7W9). The N-terminal α1, central α2, and C-terminal α3 helices are colored blue, orange, and green respectively. Linkers L1 and L2 connect the α1 and α3 helices to the central α2 helix. b The histone dimer binds DNA at its α1 face (PDB: 5T5K13). c The eukaryotic H3-H4 tetramer (PDB: 1AOI2). Only the core histone fold is visualized. d The eukaryotic octameric nucleosome (PDB: 1AOI2).

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