The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_3_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

"
Histone, subunit A
".

Functional Families

Overview of the Structural Clusters (SC) and Functional Families within this CATH Superfamily. Clusters with a representative structure are represented by a filled circle.
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FunFam 22: Histone H2A

Please note: GO annotations are assigned to the full protein sequence rather than individual protein domains. Since a given protein can contain multiple domains, it is possible that some of the annotations below come from additional domains that occur in the same protein, but have been classified elsewhere in CATH.

There are 6 GO terms relating to "molecular function"

The search results have been sorted with the annotations that are found most frequently at the top of the list. The results can be filtered by typing text into the search box at the top of the table.
GO Term Annotations Evidence
DNA binding GO:0003677
Any molecular function by which a gene product interacts selectively and non-covalently with DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
136 P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS)
(126 more)
DNA binding GO:0003677
Any molecular function by which a gene product interacts selectively and non-covalently with DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
69 P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS)
(59 more)
Protein binding GO:0005515
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any protein or protein complex (a complex of two or more proteins that may include other nonprotein molecules).
69 P27661 (/IPI) P84051 (/IPI) P84051 (/IPI) P84051 (/IPI) P84051 (/IPI) P84051 (/IPI) P84051 (/IPI) P84051 (/IPI) P84051 (/IPI) P84051 (/IPI)
(59 more)
Damaged DNA binding GO:0003684
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with damaged DNA.
1 P27661 (/IDA)
Enzyme binding GO:0019899
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any enzyme.
1 P27661 (/ISO)
Histone binding GO:0042393
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a histone, any of a group of water-soluble proteins found in association with the DNA of eukaroytic chromosomes. They are involved in the condensation and coiling of chromosomes during cell division and have also been implicated in nonspecific suppression of gene activity.
1 P27661 (/ISO)

There are 11 GO terms relating to "biological process"

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GO Term Annotations Evidence
Nucleosome assembly GO:0006334
The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a nucleosome, the beadlike structural units of eukaryotic chromatin composed of histones and DNA.
136 P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS)
(126 more)
Chromatin organization GO:0006325
Any process that results in the specification, formation or maintenance of the physical structure of eukaryotic chromatin.
69 P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS)
(59 more)
Larval somatic muscle development GO:0007526
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the larval somatic muscle over time, from its formation to the mature structure.
68 P84051 (/IMP) P84051 (/IMP) P84051 (/IMP) P84051 (/IMP) P84051 (/IMP) P84051 (/IMP) P84051 (/IMP) P84051 (/IMP) P84051 (/IMP) P84051 (/IMP)
(58 more)
Double-strand break repair via homologous recombination GO:0000724
The error-free repair of a double-strand break in DNA in which the broken DNA molecule is repaired using homologous sequences. A strand in the broken DNA searches for a homologous region in an intact chromosome to serve as the template for DNA synthesis. The restoration of two intact DNA molecules results in the exchange, reciprocal or nonreciprocal, of genetic material between the intact DNA molecule and the broken DNA molecule.
1 P27661 (/IMP)
DNA repair GO:0006281
The process of restoring DNA after damage. Genomes are subject to damage by chemical and physical agents in the environment (e.g. UV and ionizing radiations, chemical mutagens, fungal and bacterial toxins, etc.) and by free radicals or alkylating agents endogenously generated in metabolism. DNA is also damaged because of errors during its replication. A variety of different DNA repair pathways have been reported that include direct reversal, base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, photoreactivation, bypass, double-strand break repair pathway, and mismatch repair pathway.
1 P27661 (/IDA)
DNA repair GO:0006281
The process of restoring DNA after damage. Genomes are subject to damage by chemical and physical agents in the environment (e.g. UV and ionizing radiations, chemical mutagens, fungal and bacterial toxins, etc.) and by free radicals or alkylating agents endogenously generated in metabolism. DNA is also damaged because of errors during its replication. A variety of different DNA repair pathways have been reported that include direct reversal, base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, photoreactivation, bypass, double-strand break repair pathway, and mismatch repair pathway.
1 P27661 (/IMP)
Cellular response to DNA damage stimulus GO:0006974
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus indicating damage to its DNA from environmental insults or errors during metabolism.
1 Q7ZUY3 (/IDA)
Cellular response to DNA damage stimulus GO:0006974
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus indicating damage to its DNA from environmental insults or errors during metabolism.
1 P27661 (/ISO)
Cellular response to DNA damage stimulus GO:0006974
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus indicating damage to its DNA from environmental insults or errors during metabolism.
1 P27661 (/ISS)
Spermatogenesis GO:0007283
The process of formation of spermatozoa, including spermatocytogenesis and spermiogenesis.
1 P27661 (/IMP)
Cellular response to gamma radiation GO:0071480
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a gamma radiation stimulus. Gamma radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) or light emission of a specific frequency produced from sub-atomic particle interaction, such as electron-positron annihilation and radioactive decay. Gamma rays are generally characterized as EMR having the highest frequency and energy, and also the shortest wavelength, within the electromagnetic radiation spectrum.
1 P27661 (/ISO)

There are 26 GO terms relating to "cellular component"

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GO Term Annotations Evidence
Nucleosome GO:0000786
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.
136 P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS) P84051 (/NAS)
(126 more)
Nuclear nucleosome GO:0000788
A complex comprised of DNA wound around a multisubunit core and associated proteins, which forms the primary packing unit of DNA in the nucleus into higher order structures.
69 P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS) P84051 (/ISS)
(59 more)
Nucleus GO:0005634
A membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent.
69 P27661 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA)
(59 more)
Chromosome GO:0005694
A structure composed of a very long molecule of DNA and associated proteins (e.g. histones) that carries hereditary information.
69 P27661 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA)
(59 more)
Nucleosome GO:0000786
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.
68 P84051 (/TAS) P84051 (/TAS) P84051 (/TAS) P84051 (/TAS) P84051 (/TAS) P84051 (/TAS) P84051 (/TAS) P84051 (/TAS) P84051 (/TAS) P84051 (/TAS)
(58 more)
Polytene chromosome GO:0005700
A type of chromosome in a polyploid cell, formed when multiple copies of homologous chromosomes are aligned side by side to give a giant chromosome in which distinct chromosome bands are readily visible.
68 P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA)
(58 more)
Polytene chromosome band GO:0005704
A stretch of densely packed chromatin along the polytene chromosome, visible as a morphologically distinct band.
68 P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA) P84051 (/IDA)
(58 more)
Centrosome GO:0005813
A structure comprised of a core structure (in most organisms, a pair of centrioles) and peripheral material from which a microtubule-based structure, such as a spindle apparatus, is organized. Centrosomes occur close to the nucleus during interphase in many eukaryotic cells, though in animal cells it changes continually during the cell-division cycle.
4 P27661 (/ISS) Q6GM86 (/ISS) Q6GM86 (/ISS) Q7ZUY3 (/ISS)
Nuclear chromosome, telomeric region GO:0000784
The terminal region of a linear nuclear chromosome that includes the telomeric DNA repeats and associated proteins.
3 Q96QV6 (/HDA) Q96QV6 (/HDA) Q96QV6 (/HDA)
Nucleus GO:0005634
A membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent.
3 Q96QV6 (/HDA) Q96QV6 (/HDA) Q96QV6 (/HDA)
Extracellular exosome GO:0070062
A vesicle that is released into the extracellular region by fusion of the limiting endosomal membrane of a multivesicular body with the plasma membrane. Extracellular exosomes, also simply called exosomes, have a diameter of about 40-100 nm.
3 Q96QV6 (/HDA) Q96QV6 (/HDA) Q96QV6 (/HDA)
Chromatin GO:0000785
The ordered and organized complex of DNA, protein, and sometimes RNA, that forms the chromosome.
1 P27661 (/IDA)
Nuclear chromatin GO:0000790
The ordered and organized complex of DNA, protein, and sometimes RNA, that forms the chromosome in the nucleus.
1 P27661 (/IDA)
Condensed nuclear chromosome GO:0000794
A highly compacted molecule of DNA and associated proteins resulting in a cytologically distinct nuclear chromosome.
1 P27661 (/IDA)
Male germ cell nucleus GO:0001673
The nucleus of a male germ cell, a reproductive cell in males.
1 P27661 (/IDA)
XY body GO:0001741
A structure found in a male mammalian spermatocyte containing an unpaired X chromosome that has become densely heterochromatic, silenced and localized at the nuclear periphery.
1 P27661 (/IDA)
Nucleus GO:0005634
A membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent.
1 P27661 (/ISO)
Nucleoplasm GO:0005654
That part of the nuclear content other than the chromosomes or the nucleolus.
1 P27661 (/ISO)
Nucleoplasm GO:0005654
That part of the nuclear content other than the chromosomes or the nucleolus.
1 P27661 (/TAS)
Replication fork GO:0005657
The Y-shaped region of a replicating DNA molecule, resulting from the separation of the DNA strands and in which the synthesis of new strands takes place. Also includes associated protein complexes.
1 P27661 (/IDA)
Centrosome GO:0005813
A structure comprised of a core structure (in most organisms, a pair of centrioles) and peripheral material from which a microtubule-based structure, such as a spindle apparatus, is organized. Centrosomes occur close to the nucleus during interphase in many eukaryotic cells, though in animal cells it changes continually during the cell-division cycle.
1 P27661 (/ISO)
Nuclear speck GO:0016607
A discrete extra-nucleolar subnuclear domain, 20-50 in number, in which splicing factors are seen to be localized by immunofluorescence microscopy.
1 P27661 (/ISO)
Site of double-strand break GO:0035861
A region of a chromosome at which a DNA double-strand break has occurred. DNA damage signaling and repair proteins accumulate at the lesion to respond to the damage and repair the DNA to form a continuous DNA helix.
1 P27661 (/IDA)
Site of double-strand break GO:0035861
A region of a chromosome at which a DNA double-strand break has occurred. DNA damage signaling and repair proteins accumulate at the lesion to respond to the damage and repair the DNA to form a continuous DNA helix.
1 P27661 (/ISO)
Site of DNA damage GO:0090734
A region of a chromosome at which DNA damage has occurred. DNA damage signaling and repair proteins accumulate at the lesion to respond to the damage and repair the DNA to form a continuous DNA helix.
1 P27661 (/ISO)
Site of DNA damage GO:0090734
A region of a chromosome at which DNA damage has occurred. DNA damage signaling and repair proteins accumulate at the lesion to respond to the damage and repair the DNA to form a continuous DNA helix.
1 P27661 (/ISS)