Abstract
Structural Biology The kinetochore proteins CENP-N and CENP-C recognize the histone H3 variant CENP-A in the centromeric nucleosome. This ensures proper kinetochore assembly and accurate segregation of chromosomes. Chittori et al. describe the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the human CENP-A nucleosome-CENP-N complex. The interaction of CENP-N with CENP-A and the nucleosomal DNA together ensure specific and stable centromeric nucleosome recognition. Mutational analyses using both human and Xenopus CENP-A and CENP-N proteins suggest that the proteins have coevolved to preserve the interacting surfaces. Science , this issue p. [339][1] [1]: /lookup/doi/10.1126/science.aar2781
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