Esperanto for histones: cenp-a, not cenh3, is the centromeric histone h3 variant
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Earnshaw, W. C.
Allshire, R. C.
Black, B. E.
Bloom, K.
Brinkley, B. R.
Brown, W.
Cheeseman, I. M.
Choo, K. H. A.
Copenhaver, G. P.
DeLuca, J. G.
Desai, A.
Diekmann, S.
Erhardt, S.
Fitzgerald-Hayes, M.
Foltz, D.
Fukagawa, T.
Gassmann, R.
Gerlich, D. W.
Glover, D. M.
Gorbsky, G. J.
Harrison, S. C.
Heun, P.
Hirota, T.
Jansen, L. E. T.
Karpen, G.
Kops, G. J. P. L.
Lampson, M. A.
Lens, S. M.
Losada, A.
Luger, K.
Maiato, H.
Maddox, P. S.
Margolis, R. L.
Masumoto, H.
McAinsh, A. D.
Mellone, B. G.
Meraldi, P.
Musacchio, A.
Oegema, K.
O’Neill, R. J.
Salmon, E. D.
Scott, K. C.
Straight, A. F.
Stukenberg, P. T.
Sullivan, B. A.
Sullivan, K. F.
Sunkel, C. E.
Swedlow, J. R.
Walczak, C. E.
Warburton, P. E.
Westermann, S.
Willard, H. F.
Wordeman, L.
Yanagida, M.
Yen, T. J.
Yoda, K.
Cleveland, D. W.
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Earnshaw, W. C. Allshire, R. C.; Black, B. E.; Bloom, K.; Brinkley, B. R.; Brown, W.; Cheeseman, I. M.; Choo, K. H. A.; Copenhaver, G. P.; DeLuca, J. G.; Desai, A.; Diekmann, S.; Erhardt, S.; Fitzgerald-Hayes, M.; Foltz, D.; Fukagawa, T.; Gassmann, R.; Gerlich, D. W.; Glover, D. M.; Gorbsky, G. J.; Harrison, S. C.; Heun, P.; Hirota, T.; Jansen, L. E. T.; Karpen, G.; Kops, G. J. P. L.; Lampson, M. A.; Lens, S. M.; Losada, A.; Luger, K.; Maiato, H.; Maddox, P. S.; Margolis, R. L.; Masumoto, H.; McAinsh, A. D.; Mellone, B. G.; Meraldi, P.; Musacchio, A.; Oegema, K.; O’Neill, R. J.; Salmon, E. D.; Scott, K. C.; Straight, A. F.; Stukenberg, P. T.; Sullivan, B. A.; Sullivan, K. F.; Sunkel, C. E.; Swedlow, J. R.; Walczak, C. E.; Warburton, P. E.; Westermann, S.; Willard, H. F.; Wordeman, L.; Yanagida, M.; Yen, T. J.; Yoda, K.; Cleveland, D. W. (2013). Esperanto for histones: cenp-a, not cenh3, is the centromeric histone h3 variant. Chromosome Research 21 (2), 101-106
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The first centromeric protein identified in any species was CENP-A, a divergent member of the histone H3 family that was recognised by autoantibodies from patients with scleroderma-spectrum disease. It has recently been suggested to rename this protein CenH3. Here, we argue that the original name should be maintained both because it is the basis of a long established nomenclature for centromere proteins and because it avoids confusion due to the presence of canonical histone H3 at centromeres.