Centromere DNA is typically highly repetitive, and we found that larger centromeres have more of the satellite repeats characteristic of mouse centromeres and more centromere proteins associated with ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. One reason scientists remained unaware of the rich diversity of centromeres was because of how tough they are to sequence. “In fact, most people ...

Scientists have solved a decade-long question about the mechanism that preserves the centromere, the hub that ensures DNA ...

Without centromeres, cells cannot divide properly and the overall process of mitosis fails. Why are these small chromosomal regions so essential to such a major cellular process? With a few ...