The split personality of CENP-A nucleosomes.

Westhorpe, Frederick G; Straight, Aaron F · Cell · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The composition and structure of centromeric nucleosomes, which contain the histone H3 variant CENP-A, is intensely debated. Two independent studies in this issue, in yeast and human cells, now suggest that CENP-A nucleosomes adopt different structures depending on the stage of the cell cycle.