During cell division, the DNA-associated CENP-A protein recruits the kinetochore protein complex to assemble on chromosomes. A region of just six amino-acid residues earmarks CENP-A for this purpose. See Letter p.354
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Pidoux, A., Allshire, R. Six degrees of separation. Nature 477, 283–284 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/477283a
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