GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0140713 - histone chaperone activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0140713
- Name
- histone chaperone activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Binding to and carrying a histone or a histone complex to unload or deposit it as a nucleosome. The histone can be newly synthesized or result from nucleosome disassembly (either spontaneously, or by a histone chaperone).