Expansion of human centromeric arrays in cells undergoing break-induced replication

Summary: Human centromeres are located within α-satellite arrays and evolve rapidly, which can lead to individual variation in array length. Proposed mechanisms for such alterations in length are unequal crossover between sister chromatids, gene conversion, and break-induced replication. However, th...

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Main Authors: Soyeon Showman, Paul B. Talbert, Yiling Xu, Richard O. Adeyemi, Steven Henikoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Cell Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124724001797