Pericentromeric repeat copy number tunes heterochromatin dosage to control chromosome segregation and gene expression in fission yeast
Sarah E. Gilmour, Brandon L. Fagen, Devika Salim, María Angélica Bravo Núñez, Jeffrey J. Lange, Christopher Wood, Andrew Price, Michael T. Eickbush, R. Blake Billmyre, Alexandria J. Cockrell, Scott McCroskey, Martin Searcy, Kobe Koren, Luis Felipe Ramirez-Sanchez, Jennifer L. Gerton, Sarah E. Zanders
The paper investigates how pericentromeric repeat copy number affects chromosome segregation and gene expression in fission yeast by analyzing natural variation and engineered strains.
bioRxiv · May 12, 2026 · PreprintGenetics