Condensin reorganizes centromeric chromatin during mitotic entry into a bipartite structure stabilized by cohesin
C. Sacristan, K. Samejima, L. Andrade Ruiz…·G. J. P. L. Kops
This study shows vertebrate centromeres form a bipartite structure during mitosis, stabilized by condensin and linked by cohesin, which prevents merotelic attachments and chromosomal instability.