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The mechanisms and significance of the positional control of centromeres and telomeres in plants

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The centromere and telomere are universal heterochromatic domains; however, the proper positioning of those domains in nuclear space during the mitotic interphase differs among eukaryotes. Consequently, the question arises how and why this difference occurs. Studies over the past 2 decades have identified several nuclear membrane proteins, nucleolar proteins, and the structural maintenance of a chromosome complex as factors involved in the positional control of centromeres and/or telomeres during the mitotic interphase in yeasts, animals, and plants. In this review, with a primary focus on plants, the roles of those factors are summarized, and the biological significance of proper centromere and telomere positionings during the mitotic interphase is discussed in an effort to provide guidance for this question.

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This work was supported by MXT/JSPS KAKENHI (19K06748) to TS. We would like to thank Editage (www.editage.com) for English language editing.

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    Yuka Oko, Nanami Ito & Takuya Sakamoto

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Oko, Y., Ito, N. & Sakamoto, T. The mechanisms and significance of the positional control of centromeres and telomeres in plants. J Plant Res 133, 471–478 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-020-01202-2

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