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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 18.
Published in final edited form as: Cell. 2011 Feb 18;144(4):471–479. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.02.002

Figure 2. Models for the CENP-A nucleosome.

Figure 2

Conflicting evidence for the structure of centromeric DNA containing CENP-A have led to the proposal of 6 nucleosomal configurations, which vary in histone composition and the handedness in which the DNA wraps around the protein core.