Esperanto for histones: CENP-A, not CenH3, is the centromeric histone H3 variant.
Chromosome Res
; 21(2): 101-6, 2013 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23580138
ABSTRACT
The first centromeric protein identified in any species was CENP-A, a divergent member of the histone H3 family that was recognised by autoantibodies from patients with scleroderma-spectrum disease. It has recently been suggested to rename this protein CenH3. Here, we argue that the original name should be maintained both because it is the basis of a long established nomenclature for centromere proteins and because it avoids confusion due to the presence of canonical histone H3 at centromeres.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Autoantigens
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Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
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Histones
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Chromosome Res
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom