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Figure 2

From: Shearing of the CENP-A dimerization interface mediates plasticity in the octameric centromeric nucleosome

Figure 2

The CENP-A nucleosome exhibits greater global flexibility than the canonical H3 nucleosome.

(A) The distance between the centers-of-mass (COMs) of the two dimers within the homotetramer is greater, on average, in the CENP-A nucleosome than in the H3 nucleosome. The distances between the COMs of the two dimers within the first (B) and second (C) heterotetramers are greater, on average, in the CENP-A nucleosome than in the H3 nucleosome. Specific average distances and standard deviations are included in Supplementary Table 1.

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