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Descriptor English: Nucleosomes
Descriptor Spanish: Nucleosomas
Descriptor nucleosomas
Scope note: Unidades estructurales de la cromatina que se repiten, cada una de las cuales está conformada por aproximadamente 200 pares de bases de ADN enrolladas alrededor de un centro proteico. Este centro está compuesto por las histonas H2A, H2B, H3 y H4.
Descriptor Portuguese: Nucleossomos
Descriptor French: Nucléosomes
Entry term(s): Dinucleosome
Dinucleosomes
Nucleosome
Polynucleosome
Polynucleosomes
Tree number(s): A11.284.430.106.279.345.190.160.180.625
D12.776.664.224.550
G05.360.160.180.625
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009707
Scope note: The repeating structural units of chromatin, each consisting of approximately 200 base pairs of DNA wound around a protein core. This core is composed of the histones H2A, H2B, H3, and H4.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cell Nucleus (1966-1979)
Chromatin (1972-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 80
History Note: 80
DeCS ID: 23406
Unique ID: D009707
NLM Classification: QU 56
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/12/20
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Nucleosomes - Preferred
Concept UI M0015068
Scope note The repeating structural units of chromatin, each consisting of approximately 200 base pairs of DNA wound around a protein core. This core is composed of the histones H2A, H2B, H3, and H4.
Preferred term Nucleosomes
Entry term(s) Nucleosome
Polynucleosomes - Narrower
Concept UI M0015070
Preferred term Polynucleosomes
Entry term(s) Polynucleosome
Dinucleosomes - Narrower
Concept UI M0015069
Preferred term Dinucleosomes
Entry term(s) Dinucleosome



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