Definition of "octamer" [octamer]

• An oligomer having eight subunits (noun)

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• "Cambridge, I proved the existence of the histone octamer and the equivalence of the 200 bp unit with the particle seen in the electron microscope"
• "Most recently, we found that RSC can transfer a histone octamer to a histone chaperone protein, exposing the nucleosomal DNA for transactions such as transcription"
• "Rather, the DNA in chromatin must be wrapped on the outside of the histone octamer."