CDCA7 facilitates MET1-mediated CG DNA methylation maintenance in centromeric heterochromatin via histone H1
Shuya Wang, Tong Li, Matthew Naish, Russell Chuang, Evan K. Lin, Christian Fonkalsrud, Yan He, Suhua Feng, Ian R. Henderson, Steven E. Jacobsen
The paper shows CDCA7A and CDCA7B maintain CG methylation in centromeric heterochromatin by remodeling H1-containing nucleosomes, with H1 having an inhibitory role.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology