Topological similarity between the 2μm plasmid partitioning locus and the budding yeast centromere: evidence for a common evolutionary origin?

Molecular underpinnings of centromere identity and maintenance

(2012) Nikolina Sekulic et al.   TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES

Histone H3 Localizes to the Centromeric DNA in Budding Yeast

(2012) Berit Lochmann et al.   PLoS Genetics

Epigenetic Centromere Propagation and the Nature of CENP-A Nucleosomes

(2011) Ben E. Black et al.   CELL

Artificial tethering to nuclear pores promotes partitioning of extrachromosomal DNA during yeast asymmetric cell division

(2011) Anton Khmelinskii et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Point centromeres contain more than a single centromere-specific Cse4 (CENP-A) nucleosome

(2011) Josh Lawrimore et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

CENP-A exceeds microtubule attachment sites in centromere clusters of both budding and fission yeast

(2011) Valerie C. Coffman et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Nonhistone Scm3 Binds to AT-Rich DNA to Organize Atypical Centromeric Nucleosome of Budding Yeast

(2011) Hua Xiao et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Crystal structure of the human centromeric nucleosome containing CENP-A

(2011) Hiroaki Tachiwana et al.   NATURE

Histone H3-variant Cse4-induced positive DNA supercoiling in the yeast plasmid has implications for a plasmid origin of a chromosome centromere

(2011) C.-C. Huang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nuclear Geometry and Rapid Mitosis Ensure Asymmetric Episome Segregation in Yeast

(2010) Lutz R. Gehlen et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Biophysical Characterization of the Centromere-specific Nucleosome from Budding Yeast

(2010) Isabel J. Kingston et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Cse4 (CenH3) Association with the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Plasmid Partitioning Locus in Its Native and Chromosomally Integrated States: Implications in Centromere Evolution

(2010) C.-C. Huang et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

The structure of (CENP-A–H4)2 reveals physical features that mark centromeres

(2010) Nikolina Sekulic et al.   NATURE

Tetrameric organization of vertebrate centromeric nucleosomes

(2010) E. K. Dimitriadis et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Centromeric Nucleosomes Induce Positive DNA Supercoils

(2009) Takehito Furuyama et al.   CELL

Major Evolutionary Transitions in Centromere Complexity

(2009) Harmit S. Malik et al.   CELL

The selfish yeast plasmid uses the nuclear motor Kip1p but not Cin8p for its localization and equal segregation

(2009) Hong Cui et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Cse4 Is Part of an Octameric Nucleosome in Budding Yeast

(2009) Raymond Camahort et al.   MOLECULAR CELL