Histone proteins are rich in which of the following amino acids?
Histone proteins: Rich in positively charged amino acids, lysine and arginine. Carboxyl terminal 2/3rd of histone molecules are hydrophobic, Amino terminal 1/3rd are paicularly rich in basic amino acids. These amino terminal end protrude out of the octamer and is known as histone tail. Amino acids of histone tail undergo post-translational modifications.
Histidine and lysine
Lysine and Arginine
Arginine and Histidine
Histidine and Valine
Basics of DNA