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ReviewChromosoma2024

Vertebrate centromere architecture: from chromatin threads to functional structures.

Lorena Andrade Ruiz, Geert J P L Kops, Carlos Sacristan

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Review in Chromosoma, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Chromosomal Instability Drives Glioblastoma Heterogeneity and Therapeutic Opportunities.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  3. Revisiting the question: When is a centromere not a kinetochore?Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology · 2025
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  5. An electrostatic repulsion model of centromere organisation.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Lorena Andrade RuizHubrecht Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Geert J P L KopsHubrecht Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Carlos SacristanHubrecht Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Utrecht, Netherlands. c.sacristan@hubrecht.eu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Centromeres are chromatin structures specialized in sister chromatid cohesion, kinetochore assembly, and microtubule attachment during chromosome segregation. The regional centromere of vertebrates consists of long regions of highly repetitive sequences occupied by the Histone H3 variant CENP-A, and which are flanked by pericentromeres. The three-dimensional organization of centromeric chromatin is paramount for its functionality and its ability to withstand spindle forces. Alongside CENP-A, key contributors to the folding of this structure include components of the Constitutive Centromere-Associated Network (CCAN), the protein CENP-B, and condensin and cohesin complexes. Despite its importance, the intricate architecture of the regional centromere of vertebrates remains largely unknown. Recent advancements in long-read sequencing, super-resolution and cryo-electron microscopy, and chromosome conformation capture techniques have significantly improved our understanding of this structure at various levels, from the linear arrangement of centromeric sequences and their epigenetic landscape to their higher-order compaction. In this review, we discuss the latest insights on centromere organization and place them in the context of recent findings describing a bipartite higher-order organization of the centromere.

Indexed as

CentromereChromatinChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneVertebratesAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsCentromere Protein ACentromere Protein BCohesinsDNA-Binding ProteinsHumansMultiprotein ComplexesAdenosine TriphosphatasesCell Cycle ProteinsCentromere Protein ACentromere Protein BChromatinChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneCohesinscondensin complexesDNA-Binding ProteinsMultiprotein ComplexesCENP-ACentromereChromatin organizationEpigeneticsKinetochore

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PMID38856923
PMCPMC11266386

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