Histone H3

Histones are spools that DNA wraps around. Without them, your DNA would not fit inside the cell.

Fun fact

Stretched out, the DNA in one cell would be about two meters long.

Words to know

dna
cell
chromosome

NGSS alignment

MS-LS3-1Structure & function of proteins
MS-LS1-2Inside the cell

Structure

Rendered in FoldLens Junior from AlphaFold Database entry P68431. See the underlying prediction at alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/entry/P68431.

About this surface

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