A positive spin on the centromere.
The properties of centromeric nucleosomes have been the subject of considerable debate and controversy. Furuyama and Henikoff (2009) now provide surprising evidence that centromeric nucleosomes wrap DNA in an orientation that is opposite to that of canonical nucleosomes.
Dechassa
Mekonnen Lemma
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO 80523-1870, USA.
D'Arcy
Sheena
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Luger
Karolin
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D000818:Animals; D002503:Centromere / Q000737:chemistry*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004330:Drosophila / Q000737:chemistry; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D009707:Nucleosomes / Q000737:chemistry*
D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D006657:Histones; D009707:Nucleosomes; D004247:DNA