The formation of chromatin containing the histone H3 variant CENP-A to form centromeric chromatin. This specialised chromatin occurs at centromeric region in point centromeres, and the central core in modular centromeres.
kinetochore assembly +
regulation of centromere complex assembly +
Synonyms
Exact Synonyms:
CENP-A containing nucleosome assembly at centromere
;
DNA replication-independent nucleosome assembly at centromere
;
centromere-specific histone exchange
;
centromeric DNA replication-independent nucleosome assembly