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ReviewChromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology2025

Preserving centromere identity: right amounts of CENP-A at the right place and time.

Zofia Pukało, Bethan Medina-Pritchard, Maria Alba Abad, A Arockia Jeyaprakash

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Review in Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology, 2025. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Dual Roads of CENP-A for Centromere Identification.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2026
    Review
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  5. 40 years of CENP-A: the foundation of a new era of centromere biology.Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology · 2025
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  7. The CENP-A chaperone complex spatially organizes centromeres.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Zofia Pukało *School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF, UK.ORCID 0009-0005-6650-0694
Bethan Medina-Pritchard *School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6736-9203
Maria Alba AbadSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8816-1524
A Arockia JeyaprakashSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF, UK. Jeyaprakash.Arulanandam@ed.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-1889-8635

Funding

European Research Council 101054950Medical Research Council MR/X001245/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust,United Kingdom 309153/Z/24/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Four decades ago, the discovery of centromere protein-A (CENP-A) marked a pivotal breakthrough in chromosome biology, revealing the epigenetic foundation of centromere identity. CENP-A, a histone H3 variant, directs the formation of the microtubule-binding kinetochore complex, designating the chromosomal site for its assembly and underpins the accurate partitioning of genetic material during cell division. Errors in cell division can give rise to DNA instability and aneuploidy, implicated in human diseases such as cancer. Therefore, discovering the underlying pathways and mechanisms responsible for the formation, regulation and maintenance of the centromere is important to our understanding of genome stability, epigenetic inheritance, and in providing the knowledge to help generate possible treatments and therapeutics. Here, we review various molecular pathways and mechanisms implicated in maintaining centromere identity and highlight some of the key outstanding questions with a focus on the human centromere.

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AutoantigensCentromereCentromere Protein AChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneAnimalsEpigenesis, GeneticHistonesHumansKinetochoresAutoantigensCENPA protein, humanCentromere Protein AChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneHistonesCENP-ACentromereMis18RegulationTranscriptionUbiquitination

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PMCPMC12484383

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