Maternal CENP-C restores centromere symmetry in mammalian zygotes to ensure proper chromosome segregation
Catherine A. Tower, Gabriel L. Manske, Emily Lenk Ferrell, Dilara N. Anbarci, Kelsey C. Jorgensen, Bin Ma, Mansour Aboelenain, Rajesh Ranjan, Saikat Chakraborty, Lindsay Moritz, Arunika Das, Michele Boiani, Ben E. Black, Shawn L. Chavez, Erica Elizabeth Marsh, , Saher Sue Hammoud
The paper shows maternal CENP-C restores centromere symmetry in zygotes by asymmetrically recruiting to paternal centromeres, ensuring proper chromosome segregation.
Developmental Cell · Sep 25, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics