Chromosome condensation articles within Nature

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• Article | 01 November 2023

  Condensin dysfunction is a reproductive isolating barrier in mice

  Species divergence in condensin regulation and centromere organization between the mice Mus musculus domesticus and Mus spretus drives chromosome decondensation and mis-segregation in their F₁ hybrid oocytes, reducing female fertility.

  • Warif El Yakoubi
  •  & Takashi Akera

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  03 August 2022 | Open Access

  A mitotic chromatin phase transition prevents perforation by microtubules

  Histone deacetylation at the onset of mitosis induces a chromatin-intrinsic phase transition that endows chromosomes with the physical characteristics necessary for their precise movement during cell division.

  • Maximilian W. G. Schneider
  • , Bryan A. Gibson
  •  & Daniel W. Gerlich

• Article | 01 June 2011

  Condensin association with histone H2A shapes mitotic chromosomes

  • Kenji Tada
  • , Hiroaki Susumu
  •  & Yoshinori Watanabe