Centromeres are the eukaryotic chromosomal sites at which the kinetochore forms and
attaches to spindle microtubules to orchestrate chromosomal segregation in mitosis and …

The centromere performs a universally conserved function, to accurately partition genetic
information upon cell division. Yet, centromeres are among the most rapidly evolving …

Heterochromatin that depends on histone H3 lysine 9 methylation (H3K9me) renders
embedded genes transcriptionally silent,–. In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces …

Fission yeasts are an ancient group of fungal species that diverged from each other from
tens to hundreds of million years ago. Among them is the preeminent model organism …

Diversity within the fungal kingdom is evident from the wide range of morphologies fungi
display as well as the various ecological roles and industrial purposes they serve …

Meiotic drivers are selfish elements that bias their own transmission into more than half of
the viable progeny produced by a driver+/driver− heterozygote. Meiotic drivers are thought …

Two strains of fission yeast were isolated from honey. They differ from the type strain of
Schizosaccharomyces octosporus by three substitutions in the D1/D2 domain of the nuclear …

Eukaryotic genomes are organized within the nucleus through interactions with inner
nuclear membrane (INM) proteins. How chromatin tethering to the INM is controlled in …

In most species, the centromere is comprised of repetitive DNA sequences, which rapidly
evolve. Paradoxically, centromeres fulfill an essential function during mitosis, as they are the …

The establishment of centromere-specific CENP-A chromatin is influenced by epigenetic
and genetic processes. Central domain sequences from fission yeast centromeres are …