DOI: 10.1083/jcb.127.3.581. Human CENP-A contains a histone H3 related histone fold domain that is required for targeting to the centromere.

Human CENP-A contains a histone H3 related histone fold domain that is required for targeting to the centromere.

10.1083/jcb.127.3.581

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Rockefeller University Press

The Journal of cell biology (291)

Abstract

Centromeres are the differentiated chromosomal domains that specify the mitotic behavior of chromosomes. To examine the molecular basis for the specification of centromeric chromatin, we have cloned a human cDNA that encodes the 17-kD histone-like centromere antigen, CENP-A. Two domains are evident in the 140 aa CENP-A polypeptide: a unique NH2-terminal domain and a 93-amino acid COOH-terminal domain that shares 62% identity with nucleosomal core protein, histone H3. An epitope tagged derivative of CENP-A was faithfully targeted to centromeres when expressed in a variety of animal cells and this targeting activity was shown to reside in the histone-like COOH-terminal domain of CENP-A. These data clearly indicate that the assembly of centromeres is driven, at least in part, by the incorporation of a novel core histone into centromeric chromatin.

Bibliography

Sullivan, K. F., Hechenberger, M., & Masri, K. (1994). Human CENP-A contains a histone H3 related histone fold domain that is required for targeting to the centromere. The Journal of Cell Biology, 127(3), 581â592.

Authors 3

K F Sullivan (first)
M Hechenberger (additional)
K Masri (additional)

References 0 Referenced 374

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Dates

Type	When
Created	21 years, 3 months ago (May 14, 2004, 8:22 p.m.)
Deposited	2 years, 1 month ago (July 22, 2023, 1:41 a.m.)
Indexed	2 weeks, 6 days ago (Aug. 6, 2025, 8:11 a.m.)
Issued	30 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 1, 1994)
Published	30 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 1, 1994)
Published Online	30 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 1, 1994)
Published Print	30 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 1, 1994)

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BibTeX

@article{Sullivan_1994, title={Human CENP-A contains a histone H3 related histone fold domain that is required for targeting to the centromere.}, volume={127}, ISSN={1540-8140}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.127.3.581}, DOI={10.1083/jcb.127.3.581}, number={3}, journal={The Journal of cell biology}, publisher={Rockefeller University Press}, author={Sullivan, K F and Hechenberger, M and Masri, K}, year={1994}, month=nov, pages={581–592} }

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