Nucleoprotein
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A nucleoprotein is any protein that is structurally associated with nucleic acid[1] (either DNA or RNA).
Many viruses harness this protein, and they are known for being host-specific. That is, they find it difficult to infect species besides the ones they normally infect.
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The prototypical example is any of the histone class of proteins, which are identifiable on strands of chromatin. Telomerase, a RNP (RNA/protein complex), and Protamines are also nucleoproteins.
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