Term Name: histone arginine deiminase activity
Synonyms: histone citrullination, histone-arginine deiminase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: H2O + histone 3 L-arginyl = histone 3 L-citrullyl + NH4+, resulting in histone citrullination.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0140794]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: histone modifying activity protein-arginine deiminase activity
has subtype: histone H1R54 arginine deiminase activity histone H2AR3 arginine deiminase activity histone H3 arginine deiminase activity histone H4R3 arginine deiminase activity