obsolete centromere complex assembly

Term ID

GO:0034508

Synonyms

• centromere assembly
• centromere organization
• chromosome, centromeric region assembly

Definition

OBSOLETE. The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of proteins and centromeric DNA molecules to form a centromeric protein-DNA complex. Includes the formation of the chromatin structures which form a platform for the kinetochore, and assembly of the kinetochore onto this specialized chromatin. In fission yeast and higher eukaryotes this process also includes the formation of heterochromatin at the outer repeat (pericentric) regions of the centromere.

References

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Ontology

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