Transcription is required for full incorporation of new dCENP-A. (A) Experimental setup for chromatin fractionations on high- and low-salt sucrose step gradients analyzed in C and D. Fractions 1–3 contain soluble proteins; fractions 8–10 represent the chromatin fractions. o/n, overnight. (B) Chromatin of differentially treated cells stably expressing TI-dCENP-AHA fractionated on a 10/50% sucrose step gradient. Chromatin was monitored by absorbance at 254 nm. (C and D) Western blot after separation on low-salt (C) or high-salt (D) step gradients. Treatment of sample is indicated on the left, and each sample was probed for TI-dCENP-AHA (upper/α HA) and H1 (lower/α H1). Behavior of histone H3 is depicted for control treatment at the bottom. Arrows mark protein of interest and asterisks mark unspecific bands or potential degradation products.