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. 1981 Jul 10;9(13):3151–3158. doi: 10.1093/nar/9.13.3151

Rapid turnover of the histone-ubiquitin conjugate, protein A24.

R L Seale
PMCID: PMC327338  PMID: 6269073

Abstract

The specific activity of protein A24 was found to exceed that of the core histones by 2-3 fold following a brief labeling period. Accordingly, the A24 protein was found to be unstable, with a decay half-life of 90 minutes. When decay of the ubiquitin moiety was measured, it was found to turn over more extensively than the H2A moiety.

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