Centromere-associated RNAs in Drosophila melanogaster

IA Valent - 2022 - archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de
The centromere is an essential locus for chromosome segregation. It serves as a platform for
kinetochore assembly and subsequent spindle microtubule attachment during cell division …

A centromere-derived retroelement RNA localizes in cis and is a core element of the transcriptional landscape of Drosophila centromeres

BG Mellone, B Santinello, R Sun, A Amjad, SJ Hoyt… - 2024 - europepmc.org
Centromeres are essential chromosomal landmarks that dictate the point of attachment
between chromosomes and spindle microtubules during cell division. The stable …

Repetitive centromeric satellite RNA is essential for kinetochore formation and cell division

S Rošić, F Köhler, S Erhardt - Journal of Cell Biology, 2014 - rupress.org
Chromosome segregation requires centromeres on every sister chromatid to correctly form
and attach the microtubule spindle during cell division. Even though centromeres are …

A centromere-derived retroelement RNA localizes in cis and is a core element of the transcriptional landscape of Drosophila centromeres

B Santinello, R Sun, A Amjad, SJ Hoyt, L Ouyang… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Centromeres are essential chromosomal landmarks that dictate the point of attachment
between chromosomes and spindle microtubules during cell division. The stable …

Proteolysis restricts localization of CID, the centromere-specific histone H3 variant of Drosophila, to centromeres

O Moreno-Moreno, M Torras-Llort… - Nucleic acids …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Centromere identity is determined by the formation of a specialized chromatin structure
containing the centromere-specific histone H3 variant CENP-A. The precise molecular …

Evolutionary insights into the role of the essential centromere protein CAL1 in Drosophila

R Phansalkar, P Lapierre, BG Mellone - Chromosome research, 2012 - Springer
Centromeres are essential cis-elements on chromosomes that are crucial for the stable
transmission of genetic information during mitotic and meiotic cell divisions. Different …

A centromeric RNA-associated protein complex affects germ line development in Drosophila melanogaster

SL Höcker, IS Akan, AM Simon, K Yildirim, LA Kenéz… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
In many metazoans, centromeres are embedded in large blocks of highly repetitive (peri-)
centromeric heterochromatin from which non-coding RNAs emanate that have been …

The histone fold protein CHRAC-14 controls CENP-A loading and gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster

S Doppler - 2022 - archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de
Centromeres are specialized chromatin domains present on each chromosome, which
determine the location of kinetochore formation–the multiprotein platform for spindle …

Centromere identity in Drosophila is not determined in vivo by replication timing

B Sullivan, G Karpen - The Journal of cell biology, 2001 - rupress.org
Centromeric chromatin is uniquely marked by the centromere-specific histone CENP-A. For
assembly of CENP-A into nucleosomes to occur without competition from H3 deposition, it …

Centromere regulation: new players, new rules, new questions

AL Pauleau, S Erhardt - European journal of cell biology, 2011 - Elsevier
Centromeres support the assembly of the kinetochore on every chromosome and are
therefore essential for the proper segregation of sister chromatids during cell division …