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Esperanto for histones : CENP-A, not CenH3, is the centromeric histone H3 variant
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(2013) Esperanto for histones : CENP-A, not CenH3, is the centromeric histone H3 variant. Chromosome Research, Volume 21 (Number 2). pp. 101-106. doi:10.1007/s10577-013-9347-y ISSN 0967-3849.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10577-013-9347-y
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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