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Esperanto for histones: CENP-A, not CenH3, is the centromeric histone H3 variant.

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Earnshaw, WC; Allshire, RC; Black, BE; Bloom, K; Brinkley, BR; Brown, W; Cheeseman, IM; Choo, KHA; Copenhaver, GP; Deluca, JG; Desai, A ...
Published in: Chromosome Res
April 2013

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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Chromosome Res

DOI

EISSN

1573-6849

Publication Date

April 2013

Volume

21

Issue

2

Start / End Page

101 / 106

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Terminology as Topic
  • Scleroderma, Systemic
  • Kinetochores
  • Humans
  • Histones
  • Developmental Biology
  • Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
  • Centromere Protein A
  • Centromere
  • Autoantigens
 

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Earnshaw, W. C., Allshire, R. C., Black, B. E., Bloom, K., Brinkley, B. R., Brown, W., … Cleveland, D. W. (2013). Esperanto for histones: CENP-A, not CenH3, is the centromeric histone H3 variant. Chromosome Res, 21(2), 101–106. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10577-013-9347-y
Earnshaw, W. C., R. C. Allshire, B. E. Black, K. Bloom, B. R. Brinkley, W. Brown, I. M. Cheeseman, et al. “Esperanto for histones: CENP-A, not CenH3, is the centromeric histone H3 variant.Chromosome Res 21, no. 2 (April 2013): 101–6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10577-013-9347-y.
Earnshaw WC, Allshire RC, Black BE, Bloom K, Brinkley BR, Brown W, et al. Esperanto for histones: CENP-A, not CenH3, is the centromeric histone H3 variant. Chromosome Res. 2013 Apr;21(2):101–6.
Earnshaw, W. C., et al. “Esperanto for histones: CENP-A, not CenH3, is the centromeric histone H3 variant.Chromosome Res, vol. 21, no. 2, Apr. 2013, pp. 101–06. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10577-013-9347-y.
Earnshaw WC, Allshire RC, Black BE, Bloom K, Brinkley BR, Brown W, Cheeseman IM, Choo KHA, Copenhaver GP, Deluca JG, Desai A, Diekmann S, Erhardt S, Fitzgerald-Hayes M, Foltz D, Fukagawa T, Gassmann R, Gerlich DW, Glover DM, Gorbsky GJ, Harrison SC, Heun P, Hirota T, Jansen LET, Karpen G, Kops GJPL, Lampson MA, Lens SM, Losada A, Luger K, Maiato H, Maddox PS, Margolis RL, Masumoto H, McAinsh AD, Mellone BG, Meraldi P, Musacchio A, Oegema K, O’Neill RJ, Salmon ED, Scott KC, Straight AF, Stukenberg PT, Sullivan BA, Sullivan KF, Sunkel CE, Swedlow JR, Walczak CE, Warburton PE, Westermann S, Willard HF, Wordeman L, Yanagida M, Yen TJ, Yoda K, Cleveland DW. Esperanto for histones: CENP-A, not CenH3, is the centromeric histone H3 variant. Chromosome Res. 2013 Apr;21(2):101–106.
Journal cover image

Published In

Chromosome Res

DOI

EISSN

1573-6849

Publication Date

April 2013

Volume

21

Issue

2

Start / End Page

101 / 106

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Terminology as Topic
  • Scleroderma, Systemic
  • Kinetochores
  • Humans
  • Histones
  • Developmental Biology
  • Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
  • Centromere Protein A
  • Centromere
  • Autoantigens