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MeSH Heading: Nucleosomes
Tree Number(s): A11.284.430.106.279.345.190.160.180.625; D12.776.664.224.550; G05.360.160.180.625
Unique ID: D009707
RDF Unique Identifier: http://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.
Entry Term(s): Dinucleosomes; Polynucleosomes
NLM Classification #: QU 56
Previous Indexing: Cell Nucleus (1966-1979); Chromatin (1972-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 80
History Note: 80
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/12/20
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Nucleosomes MeSH Descriptor Data 2024