AUTHOR=Liu Yalin , Su Handong , Zhang Jing , Liu Yang , Han Fangpu , Birchler James A. TITLE=Dynamic epigenetic states of maize centromeres JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science VOLUME=6 YEAR=2015 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2015.00904 DOI=10.3389/fpls.2015.00904 ISSN=1664-462X ABSTRACT=
The centromere is a specialized chromosomal region identified as the major constriction, upon which the kinetochore complex is formed, ensuring accurate chromosome orientation and segregation during cell division. The rapid evolution of centromere DNA sequence and the conserved centromere function are two contradictory aspects of centromere biology. Indeed, the sole presence of genetic sequence is not sufficient for centromere formation. Various dicentric chromosomes with one inactive centromere have been recognized. It has also been found that