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This in turn alters epigenetic states with profound consequences for cell‐fate determination and tumorigenesis in pediatric brain tumors."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "1"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": ""}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n \n "}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\n In parallel, the proper deposition of these histone H3 variants into chromatin is ensured by dedicated histone chaperones. Proteins such as DAXX, ATRX, and HIRA mediate the replication‐independent assembly of H3.3–H4 complexes on DNA, safeguarding chromatin integrity while contributing to the fine tuning of transcriptional programs and heterochromatin formation."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "2"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": " In specialized contexts like centromeres, a related pathway mediates the deposition of the H3 variant CENP-A via a chaperone‐dependent process (exclusively employing HJURP) to establish a platform for kinetochore assembly and faithful chromosome segregation."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "3"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n "}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n \n "}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\n Moreover, different H3 variants and their specific point mutations appear to drive distinct oncogenic transcriptional programs. 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