Functional CENP-B boxes are selectively conserved at centromeric regions
Chuan Jiao, Nikolai Goncharov, Anna Shmakova, Camellia Chakraborty, Daniele Fachinetti
The paper identifies that canonical CENP-B boxes are highly conserved in centromeres but not in ectopic sites, showing selective conservation and functional binding.
bioRxiv · May 26, 2026 · PreprintGenomics