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The centromere localization domain of kinetoplastid kinetochore protein KKT2 recognizes the free N-terminus of histone H3
Aleksandra Ciszek, Patryk Ludzia, Gabriele Marcianò…·Bungo Akiyoshi
This study shows that the KKT2 CL domain binds histone H3 N-terminus and that methylation of this region disrupts binding, suggesting a mechanism for kinetochore assembly in kinetoplastids.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.13.744621