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During mitosis it is believed that constitutive heterochromatin is necessary for proper segregation of sister chromatids and centromere function. [6] The repeat sequences found at the pericentromeres are not conserved throughout many species and depend more on epigenetic modifications for regulation, while telomeres show more conserved sequences.
Constitutive heterochromatin can affect the genes near itself (e.g. position-effect variegation). It is usually repetitive and forms structural functions such as centromeres or telomeres, in addition to acting as an attractor for other gene-expression or repression signals.
By contrast, CMT2 and CMT3 preferentially function in constitutive heterochromatin and depend strongly on DDM1 to maintain silencing over these regions. [ 131 ] [ 5 ] [ 3 ] Similarly, MET1, which maintains DNA methylation at CG sites after replication, requires DDM1 to access heterochromatin and maintain CG methylation in those regions. [ 132 ]
Function [ edit ] CENPA is a protein which epigenetically defines the position of the centromere on each chromosome, [ 7 ] determining the position of kinetochore assembly and the final site of sister chromatid cohesion during mitosis .
Establishment of sister chromatid cohesion is the process by which chromatin-associated cohesin protein becomes competent to physically bind together the sister chromatids. In general, cohesion is established during S phase as DNA is replicated, and is lost when chromosomes segregate during mitosis and meiosis .
Condensation and resolution of human sister chromatids in early mitosis. Interphase: The structure of chromatin during interphase of mitosis is optimized to allow simple access of transcription and DNA repair factors to the DNA while compacting the DNA into the nucleus. The structure varies depending on the access required to the DNA.
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Particularly, H3K9me3 is highly correlated with constitutive heterochromatin. [6] Acetylation - by HAT (histone acetyl transferase); deacetylation - by HDAC (histone deacetylase) Acetylation tends to define the 'openness' of chromatin as acetylated histones cannot pack as well together as deacetylated histones. Phosphorylation; Ubiquitination