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ArticleGenes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms2025

Cryo-EM Analysis of a Unique Subnucleosome Containing Centromere-Specific Histone Variant CENP-A.

Osamu Kawasaki, Yoshimasa Takizawa, Iori Kiyokawa, Hitoshi Kurumizaka, Kayo Nozawa

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Article in Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Structure and dynamics of 2x(CENP-A/H4)Life science alliance · 2026
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Osamu KawasakiSchool of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5551-0812
Yoshimasa TakizawaLaboratory of Chromatin Structure and Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6265-4830
Iori KiyokawaSchool of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4519-6232
Hitoshi KurumizakaLaboratory of Chromatin Structure and Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7412-3722
Kayo NozawaSchool of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6677-7195

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Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP24ama121002Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP24ama121009Japan Science and Technology Agency JPMJCR24T3Japan Science and Technology Agency JPMJER1901Japan Science and Technology Agency JPMJFR224ZJapan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI JP20K06599Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI JP21H05154Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI JP22K06098Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI JP23H02519Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI JP23H05475Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI JP24H02319Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI JP24H02328
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Abstract

In eukaryotes, genomic DNA is stored in the nucleus as nucleosomes, in which a DNA segment is wrapped around a protein octamer consisting of two each of the four histones, H2A, H2B, H3, and H4. The core histones can be replaced by histone variants or altered with covalent modifications, contributing to the regulation of chromosome structure and nuclear activities. The formation of an octameric histone core in nucleosomes is widely accepted. Recently, the H3-H4 octasome, a novel nucleosome-like structure with a histone octamer consisting solely of H3 and H4, has been reported. CENP-A is the centromere-specific histone H3 variant and determines the position of kinetochore assembly during mitosis. CENP-A is a distant H3 variant sharing approximately 50% amino acid sequence with H3. In this study, we found that CENP-A and H4 also formed an octamer without H2A and H2B in vitro. We determined the structure of the CENP-A-H4 octasome at 3.66 Å resolution. In the CENP-A-H4 octasome, an approximately 120-base pair DNA segment was wrapped around the CENP-A-H4 octameric core and displayed the four CENP-A RG-loops, which are the direct binding sites for another centromeric protein, CENP-N.

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CentromereCentromere Protein AChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneHistonesNucleosomesCryoelectron MicroscopyDNAHumansCENPA protein, humanCentromere Protein AChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNAHistonesNucleosomesCENP‐Acentromerecryo‐EM structurehistonenucleosome

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PMCPMC11933535

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