Centromere Stability: The Replication Connection

The fission yeast centromere, which is similar to metazoan centromeres, contains highly repetitive pericentromere sequences that are assembled into heterochromatin. This is required for the recruitment of cohesin and proper chromosome segregation. Surprisingly, the pericentromere replicates early in...

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Main Authors: Susan L. Forsburg, Kuo-Fang Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/8/1/37