期刊
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES
卷 77, 期 15, 页码 2899-2917出版社
SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03460-8
关键词
Centromere; Post-translational modifications; Histone modifications; Non-coding transcription; Centromeric transcript; Pericentric heterochromatin
资金
- General Research Grant [17126717, 17113418]
- Collaborative Research Fund [C7058-18G]
The centromere is a specialized region on the chromosome that directs equal chromosome segregation. Centromeres are usually not defined by DNA sequences alone. How centromere formation and function are determined by epigenetics is still not fully understood. Active centromeres are often marked by the presence of centromeric-specific histone H3 variant, centromere protein A (CENP-A). How CENP-A is assembled into the centromeric chromatin during the cell cycle and propagated to the next cell cycle or the next generation to maintain the centromere function has been intensively investigated. In this review, we summarize current understanding of how post-translational modifications of CENP-A and other centromere proteins, centromeric and pericentric histone modifications, non-coding transcription and transcripts contribute to centromere function, and discuss their intricate relationships and potential feedback mechanisms.
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