Targeted De Novo Centromere Formation in Drosophila Reveals Plasticity and Maintenance Potential of CENP-A Chromatin

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Centromeres are essential for accurate chromosome segregation and are marked by centromere protein A (CENP-A) nucleosomes. Mis-targeted CENP-A chromatin has been shown to seed centromeres at non-centromeric DNA. However, the requirements for such de novo centromere formation and transmission in vivo remain unknown. Here, we employ Drosophila melanogaster and the LacI/lacO system to investigate the ability of targeted de novo centromeres to assemble and be inherited through development. De novo centromeres form efficiently at six distinct genomic locations, which include actively transcribed chromatin and heterochromatin, and cause widespread chromosomal instability. During tethering, de novo centromeres sometimes prevail, causing the loss of the endogenous centromere via DNA breaks and HP1-dependent epigenetic inactivation. Transient induction of de novo centromeres and chromosome healing in early embryogenesis show that, once established, these centromeres can be maintained through development. Our results underpin the ability of CENP-A chromatin to establish and sustain mitotic centromere function in Drosophila.

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CommentIn: Dev Cell. 2020 Feb 10;52(3):257-258. - PMID 32049036

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

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Developmental cell - 52(2020), 3 vom: 10. Feb., Seite 379-394.e7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Palladino, Jason [VerfasserIn]
Chavan, Ankita [VerfasserIn]
Sposato, Anthony [VerfasserIn]
Mason, Timothy D [VerfasserIn]
Mellone, Barbara G [VerfasserIn]

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Aneuploidy
CENP-A
Centromere
Centromere Protein A
Chromatin
Cid
Cid protein, Drosophila
Dicentric
Drosophila
Drosophila Proteins
Epigenetic
Histones
Journal Article
Kinetochore
Mitosis
Neocentromere
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 04.08.2020

Date Revised 14.05.2021

published: Print

CommentIn: Dev Cell. 2020 Feb 10;52(3):257-258. - PMID 32049036

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.devcel.2020.01.005

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NLM30643380X