Inactivation of a human kinetochore by specific targeting of chromatin modifiers.
Nakano M, Cardinale S, Noskov V, Gassmann R, Vagnarelli P, Kandels-Lewis S, Larionov V, Earnshaw WC, Masumoto H. (2008)
Developmental Cell. 14(4): 507-22.
CENP-B controls centromere formation depending on the chromatin context.
Okada T, Ohzeki J, Nakano M, Yoda K, Brinkley WR, Larionov V, Masumoto H. (2007)
Cell. 131(7): 1287-300.
A minimal CENP-A core is required for nucleation and maintenance of a functional human centromere.
Okamoto Y, Nakano M, Ohzeki J, Larionov V, Masumoto H.(2007)
EMBO J. 26: 1279-91
Review articles
Human Artificial Centromeres: De novo assembly of functional centromeres on human artificial chromosomes.
Masumoto H, Okada T, Okamoto Y. (2008)
In "The Kinetochore: from Molecular Discoveries to Cancer Therapy".
Eds. De Wulf P and Earnshaw WC. Springer Publ. New York. pp. 107-32