Scm3 deposits a (Cse4–H4)2 tetramer onto DNA through a Cse4–H4 dimer intermediate

Esperanto for histones: CENP-A, not CenH3, is the centromeric histone H3 variant

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Octameric CENP-A Nucleosomes Are Present at Human Centromeres throughout the Cell Cycle

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The Budding Yeast Point Centromere Associates with Two Cse4 Molecules during Mitosis

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Dimerization of the CENP-A assembly factor HJURP is required for centromeric nucleosome deposition

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Assembly in G1 phase and long-term stability are unique intrinsic features of CENP-A nucleosomes

(2013) Dani L. Bodor et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Chaperone Nap1 Shields Histone Surfaces Used in a Nucleosome and Can Put H2A-H2B in an Unconventional Tetrameric Form

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CENP-A confers a reduction in height on octameric nucleosomes

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

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Cell-Cycle-Coupled Structural Oscillation of Centromeric Nucleosomes in Yeast

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Cell-Cycle-Dependent Structural Transitions in the Human CENP-A Nucleosome In Vivo

(2012) Minh Bui et al.   CELL

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Identification of Functionally Conserved Regions in the Structure of the Chaperone/CenH3/H4 Complex

(2012) Jingjun Hong et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Yeast CAF-1 assembles histone (H3-H4)2 tetramers prior to DNA deposition

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CAF-1-induced oligomerization of histones H3/H4 and mutually exclusive interactions with Asf1 guide H3/H4 transitions among histone chaperones and DNA

(2012) Wallace H. Liu et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Histone H3 Localizes to the Centromeric DNA in Budding Yeast

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Cdk Activity Couples Epigenetic Centromere Inheritance to Cell Cycle Progression

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Structure of a CENP-A-histone H4 heterodimer in complex with chaperone HJURP

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Scm3 Is a Centromeric Nucleosome Assembly Factor

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Histone Chaperone FACT Coordinates Nucleosome Interaction through Multiple Synergistic Binding Events

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CENP-C recruits M18BP1 to centromeres to promote CENP-A chromatin assembly

(2011) Ben Moree et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

HJURP is a CENP-A chromatin assembly factor sufficient to form a functional de novo kinetochore

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

(2011) Hua Xiao et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

The Histone Chaperones Nap1 and Vps75 Bind Histones H3 and H4 in a Tetrameric Conformation

(2011) Andrew Bowman et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

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(2011) Zheng Zhou et al.   NATURE

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(2011) Annika Guse et al.   NATURE

Crystal structure of the human centromeric nucleosome containing CENP-A

(2011) Hiroaki Tachiwana et al.   NATURE

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(2011) Douglas C. Donham et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

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(2011) Aaron R. Hieb et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Recognition of the centromere-specific histone Cse4 by the chaperone Scm3

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(2011) Mekonnen Lemma Dechassa et al.   Nature Communications

Assembly of Drosophila Centromeric Chromatin Proteins during Mitosis

(2011) Barbara G. Mellone et al.   PLoS Genetics

H3.3 is deposited at centromeres in S phase as a placeholder for newly assembled CENP-A in G1phase

(2011) Elaine M. Dunleavy et al.   Nucleus

Nucleosome Formation Activity of Human Somatic Nuclear Autoantigenic Sperm Protein (sNASP)

(2010) Akihisa Osakabe et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Biophysical Characterization of the Centromere-specific Nucleosome from Budding Yeast

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

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

(2010) Nikolina Sekulic et al.   NATURE

HJURP binds CENP-A via a highly conserved N-terminal domain and mediates its deposition at centromeres

(2010) M. Shuaib et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Efficient yeast ChIP-Seq using multiplex short-read DNA sequencing

(2009) Philippe Lefrançois et al.   BMC GENOMICS

HJURP Is a Cell-Cycle-Dependent Maintenance and Deposition Factor of CENP-A at Centromeres

(2009) Elaine M. Dunleavy et al.   CELL

Centromere-Specific Assembly of CENP-A Nucleosomes Is Mediated by HJURP

(2009) Daniel R. Foltz et al.   CELL

Centromeric Nucleosomes Induce Positive DNA Supercoils

(2009) Takehito Furuyama et al.   CELL

Fission Yeast Scm3 Mediates Stable Assembly of Cnp1/CENP-A into Centromeric Chromatin

(2009) Jessica S. Williams et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Fission Yeast Scm3: A CENP-A Receptor Required for Integrity of Subkinetochore Chromatin

(2009) Alison L. Pidoux et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Cse4 Is Part of an Octameric Nucleosome in Budding Yeast

(2009) Raymond Camahort et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Double-strand DNA breaks recruit the centromeric histone CENP-A

(2009) S. G. Zeitlin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Thermodynamic Model for Nap1-Histone Interactions

(2008) Andrew J. Andrews et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Histone chaperone specificity in Rtt109 activation

(2008) Young-Jun Park et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY