Transgenerational inheritance of centromere identity requires the CENP-A N-terminal tail in the C. elegans maternal germ line.

Centromere protein A (CENP-A) is a histone H3 variant that defines centromeric chromatin and is essential for centromere function. In most eukaryotes, CENP-A-containing chromatin is epigenetically maintained, and centromere identity is inherited from one cell cycle to the next. In the germ line of t...

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Main Authors: Reinier F Prosée, Joanna M Wenda, Isa Özdemir, Caroline Gabus, Kamila Delaney, Francoise Schwager, Monica Gotta, Florian A Steiner
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/af3b9f8ea4064b18a74cd60d2f40da2b
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