The centromere is a repeat-rich structure essential for chromosome segregation; with the
long-term aim of understanding centromere structure and function, we set out to identify …

Centromere usually contains high-copy-number retrotransposons and satellite repeats,
which are difficult to map, clone and sequence. Currently, very little is known about the …

Centromeric chromatin in most eukaryotes is composed of highly repetitive centromeric
retrotransposons and satellite repeats that are highly variable even among closely related …

Abstract Knowledge about the composition and structure of centromeres is critical for
understanding how centromeres perform their functional roles. Here, we report the …

Centromere positioning and organization are crucial for genome evolution; however,
research on centromere biology is largely influenced by the quality of available genome …

A complete sequence of a chromosome centromere is necessary for fully understanding
centromere function. We reported the sequence structures of the first complete rice …

Polyploidy plays a major role in genome evolution, which corresponds to environmental
changes over millions of years. The mechanisms of genome evolution, particularly during …

We sequenced two maize bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones anchored by the
centromere-specific satellite repeat CentC. The two BACs, consisting of∼ 200 kb of …

The centromere of eukaryotic chromosomes is essential for the faithful segregation and
inheritance of genetic information. In the majority of eukaryotic species, centromeres are …

Most eukaryotic centromeres contain large quantities of repetitive DNA, such as satellite
repeats and retrotransposons. Unlike most transposons in plant genomes, the centromeric …