Term Name: histone chaperone activity
Synonyms: histone carrier activity, nucleosome remodeling activity
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).
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0140713]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: protein carrier chaperone
has subtype: ATP-dependent histone chaperone activity H1 histone chaperone activity H2A-H2B histone complex chaperone activity H3-H4 histone complex chaperone activity
has_part: histone binding