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Building on these observations, we suggest two functional possibilities for these proteins: first, they could act as novel protein-modifying enzymes that oxidize the amino groups of lysines or arginines present on histones or transcription factors; alternatively they could affect chromatin structure by oxidizing basic polyamines present in the chromatin and thereby reducing the charge balance.