title: A positive spin on the centromere.
abstract: 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.
authors: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO 80523-1870, USA.
authors: Mekonnen Lemma
authors: ML
authors: Dechassa
authors: Sheena
authors: S
authors: D'Arcy
authors: Karolin
authors: K
authors: Luger
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D006657:Histones; D009707:Nucleosomes; D004247:DNA