Tetrameric structure of centromeric nucleosomes in interphase Drosophila cells.
Centromeres, the specialized chromatin structures that are responsible for equal segregation of chromosomes at mitosis, are epigenetically maintained by a centromere-specific histone H3 variant (CenH3). However, the mechanistic basis for centromere maintenance is unknown. We investigated biochemical...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1933458?pdf=render |