Lock and key: Scientists clarify how important proteins 'dock' to centromere
The centromere of chromosomes plays a crucial role in cell division. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, an ...
Nature4y
Kinetochore organization
The kinetochore can be thought of as three sets of subcomponents: (a) The chromosomal DNA-inner kinetochore protein interface (further details of this interface are shown in Figure 4), (b ...
Nature3y
The centromere kinetochore region
At the heart of the kinetochore is a specialized nucleosome that contains centromere protein (CENP)-A, a histone H3 homologue. Several inner kinetochore components (cyan and purple ovals ...
EurekAlert!4d
Key and lock: IPK research team clarifies how important proteins ‘dock’ to the centromere
The centromere of chromosomes plays a crucial role in cell division. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, an international team of researchers led by the Leibniz Institute IPK has investigated ...
Science Daily4d
Key and lock: How important proteins 'dock' to the centromere
The centromere of chromosomes plays a crucial role in cell division. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, an international team of researchers has investigated how two crucial proteins -- KNL2 ...