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Robin C Allshire

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1 Methylation of histone H4 lysine 20 controls recruitment of Crb2 to sites of DNA damage. Cell 2004 4.99
2 RNA interference is required for normal centromere function in fission yeast. Chromosome Res 2003 3.46
3 RNA Pol II subunit Rpb7 promotes centromeric transcription and RNAi-directed chromatin silencing. Genes Dev 2005 2.99
4 CENP-A confers a reduction in height on octameric nucleosomes. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2013 2.64
5 Heterochromatin and RNAi are required to establish CENP-A chromatin at centromeres. Science 2008 2.45
6 Fission yeast Scm3: A CENP-A receptor required for integrity of subkinetochore chromatin. Mol Cell 2009 2.41
7 cis-acting DNA from fission yeast centromeres mediates histone H3 methylation and recruitment of silencing factors and cohesin to an ectopic site. Curr Biol 2002 2.27
8 Sim4: a novel fission yeast kinetochore protein required for centromeric silencing and chromosome segregation. J Cell Biol 2003 1.97
9 Common ancestry of the CENP-A chaperones Scm3 and HJURP. Cell 2009 1.96
10 Stretching it: putting the CEN(P-A) in centromere. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2003 1.87
11 Kinetochore and heterochromatin domains of the fission yeast centromere. Chromosome Res 2004 1.85
12 Centromere silencing and function in fission yeast is governed by the amino terminus of histone H3. Curr Biol 2003 1.82
13 Stc1: a critical link between RNAi and chromatin modification required for heterochromatin integrity. Cell 2010 1.82
14 Methylation: lost in hydroxylation? EMBO Rep 2005 1.77
15 Retracted RNA-interference-directed chromatin modification coupled to RNA polymerase II transcription. Nature 2005 1.72
16 RNA silencing and genome regulation. Trends Cell Biol 2005 1.69
17 The role of heterochromatin in centromere function. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2005 1.65
18 Splicing factors facilitate RNAi-directed silencing in fission yeast. Science 2008 1.65
19 Hsk1-Dfp1 is required for heterochromatin-mediated cohesion at centromeres. Nat Cell Biol 2003 1.54
20 Synthetic heterochromatin bypasses RNAi and centromeric repeats to establish functional centromeres. Science 2009 1.48
21 A NASP (N1/N2)-related protein, Sim3, binds CENP-A and is required for its deposition at fission yeast centromeres. Mol Cell 2007 1.44
22 Quantitative single-molecule microscopy reveals that CENP-A(Cnp1) deposition occurs during G2 in fission yeast. Open Biol 2012 1.42
23 Plasticity of fission yeast CENP-A chromatin driven by relative levels of histone H3 and H4. PLoS Genet 2007 1.41
24 Fission yeast CENP-B homologs nucleate centromeric heterochromatin by promoting heterochromatin-specific histone tail modifications. Genes Dev 2002 1.40
25 The JmjC domain protein Epe1 prevents unregulated assembly and disassembly of heterochromatin. EMBO J 2007 1.40
26 The kinetochore proteins Pcs1 and Mde4 and heterochromatin are required to prevent merotelic orientation. Curr Biol 2007 1.33
27 The Schizosaccharomyces pombe HIRA-like protein Hip1 is required for the periodic expression of histone genes and contributes to the function of complex centromeres. Mol Cell Biol 2004 1.28
28 RNAi-mediated chromatin silencing in fission yeast. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2008 1.25
29 Common ground: small RNA programming and chromatin modifications. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2011 1.24
30 Identification of noncoding transcripts from within CENP-A chromatin at fission yeast centromeres. J Biol Chem 2011 1.23
31 The chromatin-remodeling factor FACT contributes to centromeric heterochromatin independently of RNAi. Curr Biol 2007 1.21
32 Hairpin RNA induces secondary small interfering RNA synthesis and silencing in trans in fission yeast. EMBO Rep 2010 1.17
33 Analysis of small RNA in fission yeast; centromeric siRNAs are potentially generated through a structured RNA. EMBO J 2009 1.14
34 Schizosaccharomyces pombe Git7p, a member of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sgtlp family, is required for glucose and cyclic AMP signaling, cell wall integrity, and septation. Eukaryot Cell 2002 1.10
35 Distinct roles for Sir2 and RNAi in centromeric heterochromatin nucleation, spreading and maintenance. EMBO J 2013 1.08
36 RNA-directed transcriptional gene silencing in mammals. Trends Genet 2005 1.05
37 The mal2p protein is an essential component of the fission yeast centromere. Mol Cell Biol 2002 1.02
38 A DNA polymerase alpha accessory protein, Mcl1, is required for propagation of centromere structures in fission yeast. PLoS One 2008 0.94
39 Silencing mediated by the Schizosaccharomyces pombe HIRA complex is dependent upon the Hpc2-like protein, Hip4. PLoS One 2010 0.94
40 Factors that promote H3 chromatin integrity during transcription prevent promiscuous deposition of CENP-A(Cnp1) in fission yeast. PLoS Genet 2012 0.92
41 Raf1 Is a DCAF for the Rik1 DDB1-like protein and has separable roles in siRNA generation and chromatin modification. PLoS Genet 2012 0.88
42 Eic1 links Mis18 with the CCAN/Mis6/Ctf19 complex to promote CENP-A assembly. Open Biol 2014 0.88
43 Genome-wide studies of histone demethylation catalysed by the fission yeast homologues of mammalian LSD1. PLoS One 2007 0.86
44 DegrAAAded into silence. Cell 2007 0.84
45 Telomeric repeats facilitate CENP-A(Cnp1) incorporation via telomere binding proteins. PLoS One 2013 0.80
46 Loss of Dicer fowls up centromeres. Nat Cell Biol 2004 0.78
47 A systematic genetic screen identifies new factors influencing centromeric heterochromatin integrity in fission yeast. Genome Biol 2014 0.77
48 Retraction: RNA-interference-directed chromatin modification coupled to RNA polymerase II transcription. Nature 2005 0.77
49 Molecular biology: silencing unlimited. Curr Biol 2006 0.76