# histone locus body

> nuclear body associated with the histone gene locus that is thought to contain all of the factors necessary for histone mRNA transcription and pre-mRNA processing. In Drosophila, U7 snRNP is located in the histone locus body rather than the distinc

**Wikidata**: [Q21114379](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21114379)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/histone-locus-body


## References

1. Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07
2. UMLS 2023