Species	Reference gene ID	Possible function	Papers / DOI
Arabidopsis	At1g01370	Histone H3-like variant which exclusively replaces conventional H3 in the nucleosome core of centromeric chromatin at the inner plate of the kinetochore.	No verified direct reference in this release
Rice	Os05g0489800	Histone H3-like variant which exclusively replaces conventional H3 in the nucleosome core of centromeric chromatin at the inner plate of the kinetochore.	Sequencing of a rice centromere uncovers active genes.; 2004; DOI: 10.1038/ng1289; PMID: 14716315; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14716315/ | Genomic and genetic characterization of rice Cen3 reveals extensive transcription and evolutionary implications of a complex centromere.; 2006; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.106.043794; PMID: 16877494; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16877494/