Satellite DNA represents one of the most fascinating parts of the repetitive fraction of the
eukaryotic genome. Since the discovery of highly repetitive tandem DNA in the 1960s, a lot …

Satellite DNAs (tandemly repeated, non-coding DNA sequences) stretch over almost all
native centromeres and surrounding pericentromeric heterochromatin. Once considered as …

Background Centromeres are essential for chromosome segregation, yet their DNA
sequences evolve rapidly. In most animals and plants that have been studied, centromeres …

Satellite DNAs represent the most abundant fraction of repetitive sequences in genomes of
almost all eukaryotic species. Long arrays of satellite DNA monomers form densely packed …

The centromere is a chromosomal locus responsible for the faithful segregation of genetic
material during cell division. It has become evident that centromeres can be established …

The centromere is the chromosomal locus essential for chromosome inheritance and
genome stability. Human centromeres are located at repetitive alpha satellite DNA arrays …

The kinetochore is a multiprotein complex that mediates the attachment of a eukaryotic
chromosome to the mitotic spindle. The protein composition of kinetochores is similar across …

R-loops are atypical, three-stranded nucleic acid structures that contain a stretch of RNA:
DNA hybrids and an unpaired, single stranded DNA loop. R-loops are physiological relevant …

We are entering into an exciting era of genomics where truly complete, high-quality
assemblies of human chromosomes are available end-to-end, or from 'telomere-to …

Centromeres, the sites of spindle attachment during mitosis and meiosis, are located in
specific positions in the human genome, normally coincident with diverse subsets of alpha …