Isolation and Characterization of the Etheostoma tallapoosae (Teleostei: Percidae) CENP-A Gene

Both centromeric alpha-satellite sequences as well as centromeric protein A (CENP-A) are highly variable in eukaryotes. CENP-A, a histone H3 variant, is thought to act as the epigenetic “mark” for assembly of centromeric proteins. While most of the histone fold domain (HFD) of the CENP-A is fairly w...

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Main Authors: Leos G. Kral, Dyanna M. Fountain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-10-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/2/4/829/