title: A cereal centromeric sequence.
abstract: We report the identification of a family of sequences located by in situ hybridisation to the centromeres of all the Triticeae chromosomes studied, including the supernumerary and midget chromosomes, the centromeres of all maize chromosomes and the heterochromatic regions of rice chromosomes. This family of sequences (CCS1), together with the cereal genome alignments, will allow the evolution of the cereal centromeres and their sites to be studied. The family of sequences also shows homology to the CENP-B box. The centromeres of the cereal species and the proteins that interact with them can now be characterised.
authors.affiliation: Cereals Department, John Innes Centre, Colney lane, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aragón-Alcaide
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schwarzacher
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reader
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D001324:Autoantigens; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002503:Centromere / Q000235:genetics*; D051936:Centromere Protein B; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000235:genetics*; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D001324:Autoantigens; D051936:Centromere Protein B; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D018744:DNA, Plant; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins