title: Centromeric chromatin. Histone deviants.
abstract: Highly variant histones are targeted to specialized chromatin domains, such as the centromere where they have an essential role in the segregation of sister chromatids at mitosis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Embryology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2710, USA.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Wolffe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002503:Centromere / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D002843:Chromatin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D006657:Histones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D006657:Histones