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ArticleScience advances2026

Remote homology and functional genetics unmask deeply preserved Scm3/HJURP orthologs in metazoans.

Jeremy A Hollis, Jason A Stonick, Irini Topalidou, Janet M Young, Cecilia B Moens, Nicolas J Lehrbach, Melody G Campbell, Harmit S Malik

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Jeremy A HollisMolecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3375-8937
Jason A StonickDivision of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Seattle, WA 98109, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-7960-9892
Irini TopalidouDivision of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Seattle, WA 98109, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1115-4251
Janet M YoungDivision of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Seattle, WA 98109, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8220-8427
Cecilia B MoensDivision of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Nicolas J LehrbachDivision of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Seattle, WA 98109, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7342-4136
Melody G CampbellDivision of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Seattle, WA 98109, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1909-5751
Harmit S MalikDivision of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Seattle, WA 98109, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6005-0016

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Abstract

In most animals and fungi, centromere identity and function depend on the Scm3/Holliday junction recognition protein (HJURP) chaperone, which deposits CENPA at centromeres. However, Scm3/HJURP orthologs appeared to be missing in insects, nematodes, many vertebrates, and other metazoans, suggesting radical chaperone replacement in these lineages. Here, we combine remote homology detection, AlphaFold-based structural modeling, and functional genetics in zebrafish and

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Chromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA-Binding ProteinsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCentromereCentromere Protein AEvolution, MolecularModels, MolecularZebrafishCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCentromere Protein AChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA-Binding Proteins

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PMCPMC13322267

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