Comparative analysis of tandem repeats from hundreds of species reveals unique insights into centromere evolution

Composition and organization of active centromere sequences in complex genomes

(2012) Karen E Hayden et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Holocentric chromosomes: convergent evolution, meiotic adaptations, and genomic analysis

(2012) Daniël P. Melters et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

Epigenetic Inactivation and Subsequent Heterochromatinization of a Centromere Stabilize Dicentric Chromosomes

(2012) Hiroshi Sato et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Breaking the HAC Barrier: Histone H3K9 acetyl/methyl balance regulates CENP-A assembly

(2012) Jun-ichirou Ohzeki et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Retrotransposon insertion targeting: a mechanism for homogenization of centromere sequences on nonhomologous chromosomes

(2012) J. A. Birchler et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Centromere-targeted de novo integrations of an LTR retrotransposon of Arabidopsis lyrata

(2012) S. Tsukahara et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

An inverse relationship to germline transcription defines centromeric chromatin in C. elegans

(2012) Reto Gassmann et al.   NATURE

Maize HapMap2 identifies extant variation from a genome in flux

(2012) Jer-Ming Chia et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Repeatless and Repeat-Based Centromeres in Potato: Implications for Centromere Evolution

(2012) Z. Gong et al.   PLANT CELL

Stretching the Rules: Monocentric Chromosomes with Multiple Centromere Domains

(2012) Pavel Neumann et al.   PLoS Genetics

Evidence for a high mutation rate at rapidly evolving yeast centromeres

(2011) Douda Bensasson   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Organization and Molecular Evolution of CENP-A–Associated Satellite DNA Families in a Basal Primate Genome

(2011) Hye-Ran Lee et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Absence of Positive Selection on Centromeric Histones in Tetrahymena Suggests Unsuppressed Centromere-Drive in Lineages Lacking Male Meiosis

(2011) Nels C. Elde et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION

Comparative and demographic analysis of orang-utan genomes

(2011) Devin P. Locke et al.   NATURE

Repeat expansion in the budding yeast ribosomal DNA can occur independently of the canonical homologous recombination machinery

(2011) Jonathan Houseley et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Database resources of the National Center for Biotechnology Information

(2011) E. W. Sayers et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Distinct influences of tandem repeats and retrotransposons on CENH3 nucleosome positioning

(2011) Jonathan I Gent et al.   Epigenetics & Chromatin

Picante: R tools for integrating phylogenies and ecology

(2010) S. W. Kembel et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Centromere inactivation and epigenetic modifications of a plant chromosome with three functional centromeres

(2010) Wenli Zhang et al.   CHROMOSOMA

Functional centromeres in soybean include two distinct tandem repeats and a retrotransposon

(2010) Ahmet L. Tek et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

Chickens possess centromeres with both extended tandem repeats and short non-tandem-repetitive sequences

(2010) W.-H. Shang et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Genome-wide characterization of centromeric satellites from multiple mammalian genomes

(2010) C. Alkan et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

A window into third-generation sequencing

(2010) E. E. Schadt et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Epigenetic centromere specification directs aurora B accumulation but is insufficient to efficiently correct mitotic errors

(2010) Emily A. Bassett et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Widespread Gene Conversion in Centromere Cores

(2010) Jinghua Shi et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

DNA Binding of Centromere Protein C (CENPC) Is Stabilized by Single-Stranded RNA

(2010) Yaqing Du et al.   PLoS Genetics

Major Evolutionary Transitions in Centromere Complexity

(2009) Harmit S. Malik et al.   CELL

An overview of plant centromeres

(2009) Guixiang Wang et al.   Journal of Genetics and Genomics

New Insights into Centromere Organization and Evolution from the White-Cheeked Gibbon and Marmoset

(2009) A. Cellamare et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Patterns of tandem repetition in plant whole genome assemblies

(2009) Rafael Navajas-Pérez et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Reactivation of an Inactive Centromere Reveals Epigenetic and Structural Components for Centromere Specification in Maize

(2009) F. Han et al.   PLANT CELL

Molecular and Chromosomal Evidence for Allopolyploidy in Soybean

(2009) N. Gill et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Genome Sequence, Comparative Analysis, and Population Genetics of the Domestic Horse

(2009) C. M. Wade et al.   SCIENCE

The B73 Maize Genome: Complexity, Diversity, and Dynamics

(2009) P. S. Schnable et al.   SCIENCE

A whole-genome assembly of the domestic cow, Bos taurus

(2009) Aleksey V Zimin et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Neocentromeres: New Insights into Centromere Structure, Disease Development, and Karyotype Evolution

(2008) Owen J. Marshall et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

A new class of retroviral and satellite encoded small RNAs emanates from mammalian centromeres

(2008) Dawn M. Carone et al.   CHROMOSOMA

Inactivation of a Human Kinetochore by Specific Targeting of Chromatin Modifiers

(2008) Megumi Nakano et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

A tale of two centromeres—diversity of structure but conservation of function in plants and animals

(2008) James A. Birchler et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

Rapid Evolution of Yeast Centromeres in the Absence of Drive

(2008) D. Bensasson et al.   GENETICS

Epigenetic Modification of Centromeric Chromatin: Hypomethylation of DNA Sequences in the CENH3-Associated Chromatin in Arabidopsis thaliana and Maize

(2008) W. Zhang et al.   PLANT CELL

Centromere-Associated Female Meiotic Drive Entails Male Fitness Costs in Monkeyflowers

(2008) L. Fishman et al.   SCIENCE

Satellite DNAs between selfishness and functionality: Structure, genomics and evolution of tandem repeats in centromeric (hetero)chromatin

(2007) Miroslav Plohl et al.   GENE