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DEVELOPMENTAL CELL
Volume 52, Issue 3, Pages 379-+Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.01.005
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- NIH [R01GM108829, R35GM131868]
- Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center (BDSC) [NIH P40OD018537]
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Centromeres are essential for accurate chromosome segregation and are marked by centromere protein A (CENP-A) nucleosomes. Mis-targeted CENP-A chromatin has been shown to seed centromeres at non-centromeric DNA. However, the requirements for such de novo centromere formation and transmission in vivo remain unknown. Here, we employ Drosophila melanogaster and the LacI/lacO system to investigate the ability of targeted de novo centromeres to assemble and be inherited through development. De novo centromeres form efficiently at six distinct genomic locations, which include actively transcribed chromatin and heterochromatin, and cause widespread chromosomal instability. During tethering, de novo centromeres sometimes prevail, causing the loss of the endogenous centromere via DNA breaks and HP1-dependent epigenetic inactivation. Transient induction of de novo centromeres and chromosome healing in early embryogenesis show that, once established, these centromeres can be maintained through development. Our results under-pin the ability of CENP-A chromatin to establish and sustain mitotic centromere function in Drosophila.
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