linker histone H1 and H5 family | |||||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||||
Symbol | Linker_histone | ||||||||||
Pfam | PF00538 | ||||||||||
InterPro | IPR005818 | ||||||||||
SMART | SM00526 | ||||||||||
SCOP2 | 1hst / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||||
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Histone H1 is one of the five main histone protein families which are components of chromatin in eukaryotic cells. Though highly conserved, it is nevertheless the most variable histone in sequence across species.