FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

nucleosome binding

ID (Ontology)

GO:0031491 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Binding to a nucleosome, a complex comprised of DNA wound around a multisubunit core and associated proteins, which forms the primary packing unit of DNA into higher order structures.

Comment

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Gene Groups	Genes
nucleosome binding (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
contributes_to \| nucleosome binding	--
enables \| nucleosome binding	--

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

binding
 |__chromatin binding___________________
 |__protein-containing complex binding__|
                                        nucleosome binding  65 rec.
                                         |__CENP-A containing nucleosome binding
                                         |__nucleosomal DNA binding 49 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	chromatin binding protein-containing complex binding
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