Certain histone variants, such as CENP-A, are inherited in a replication-independent manner, which brings other phases of the cell cycle into the spotlight. Furthermore, non-dividing quiescent ...

Centromeric chromatin is specified by the histone H3 variant CENP-A (centromere protein A). But how CENP-A is specifically targeted to and assembled at centromeres — and how centromeres are ...