α satellite DNA variation and function of the human centromere

Centromere location in Arabidopsis is unaltered by extreme divergence in CENH3 protein sequence

(2017) Shamoni Maheshwari et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Genomic variation within alpha satellite DNA influences centromere location on human chromosomes with metastable epialleles

(2016) Megan E. Aldrup-MacDonald et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

CENPT bridges adjacent CENPA nucleosomes on young human α-satellite dimers

(2016) Jitendra Thakur et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Centromeric Transcription Regulates Aurora-B Localization and Activation

(2016) Michael D. Blower   Cell Reports

Completing the human genome: the progress and challenge of satellite DNA assembly

(2015) Karen H. Miga   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

DNA Sequence-Specific Binding of CENP-B Enhances the Fidelity of Human Centromere Function

(2015) Daniele Fachinetti et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

CENP-C is a blueprint for constitutive centromere–associated network assembly within human kinetochores

(2015) Kerstin Klare et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Dynamic changes in CCAN organization through CENP-C during cell-cycle progression

(2015) Harsh Nagpal et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Stable complex formation of CENP-B with the CENP-A nucleosome

(2015) Risa Fujita et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

A unique chromatin complex occupies young  -satellite arrays of human centromeres

(2015) J. G. Henikoff et al.   Science Advances

Centromere identity from the DNA point of view

(2014) Miroslav Plohl et al.   CHROMOSOMA

Centromere reference models for human chromosomes X and Y satellite arrays

(2014) K. H. Miga et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Repetitive centromeric satellite RNA is essential for kinetochore formation and cell division

(2014) Silvana Rošić et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

The UCSC Genome Browser database: 2015 update

(2014) Kate R. Rosenbloom et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The CCAN recruits CENP-A to the centromere and forms the structural core for kinetochore assembly

(2013) Tetsuya Hori et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

The octamer is the major form of CENP-A nucleosomes at human centromeres

(2013) Dan Hasson et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Human centromere genomics: now it's personal

(2012) Karen E. Hayden   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

Dicentric chromosomes: unique models to study centromere function and inactivation

(2012) Kaitlin M. Stimpson et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

Pericentric and centromeric transcription: a perfect balance required

(2012) Laura E. Hall et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

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

(2012) Z. Gong et al.   PLANT CELL

Functional epialleles at an endogenous human centromere

(2012) K. A. Maloney et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Molecular and evolutionary characteristics of the fraction of human alpha satellite DNA associated with CENP-A at the centromeres of chromosomes 1, 5, 19, and 21

(2010) Nathalie Pironon et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The Evolutionary Origin of Man Can Be Traced in the Layers of Defunct Ancestral Alpha Satellites Flanking the Active Centromeres of Human Chromosomes

(2009) Valery A. Shepelev et al.   PLoS Genetics

LINE Retrotransposon RNA Is an Essential Structural and Functional Epigenetic Component of a Core Neocentromeric Chromatin

(2009) Anderly C. Chueh et al.   PLoS Genetics

Maize Centromere Structure and Evolution: Sequence Analysis of Centromeres 2 and 5 Reveals Dynamic Loci Shaped Primarily by Retrotransposons

(2009) Thomas K. Wolfgruber et al.   PLoS Genetics

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

(2008) Dawn M. Carone et al.   CHROMOSOMA

Epigenetic regulation of centromeric chromatin: old dogs, new tricks?

(2008) Robin C. Allshire et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS