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Centromere

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Definition: The clear constricted portion of the chromosome at which the chromatids are joined and by which the chromosome is attached to the spindle during cell division.     
See Also DNA, Satellite
Examples Kinetochores 		Other names Centromeres
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
CENP-Q protein, human  0   *Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone Centromere. J Biol Chem 2011 Jun 3;286(22):19744-57
mis12 protein, S pombe  0   *Cell Cycle Proteins *Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins Centromere.
CENPI protein, human  0   *DNA-Binding Proteins Centromere Leucine Zippers.
CENP-G protein, human  0   *Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone Centromere. Chromosoma 2000 ;109(5):328-33
MTW1 protein, S cerevisiae  0   *Kinetochores *Cell Cycle Proteins *Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins Centromere. Genes Dev 1999 Jul 1;13(13):1664-77
INCENP protein, human  0   *Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone Centromere Cytoskeletal Proteins. J Cell Biol 1993 Oct;123(2):373-85

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