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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
Substance
CAS Registry & name
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Source
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