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GO: Cellular Component

CENP-A containing nucleosome

Term ID
GO:0043505
Synonyms
  • CenH3 containing nucleosome
  • CENP-S-T-W-X
  • centromere specific nucleosome
  • centromere-specific nucleosome
  • centromeric nucleosome
  • CNP-T-W-S-X complex
Definition
A form of nucleosome located only at the centromere, in which the histone H3 is replaced by the variant form CENP-A (sometimes known as CenH3). (2)
References
Ontology
GO: Cellular Component    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes