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CENPH centromere protein H

Gene ID: 64946, updated on 17-Aug-2024
Gene type: protein coding

Summary

Centromere and kinetochore proteins play a critical role in centromere structure, kinetochore formation, and sister chromatid separation. The protein encoded by this gene colocalizes with inner kinetochore plate proteins CENP-A and CENP-C in both interphase and metaphase. It localizes outside of centromeric heterochromatin, where CENP-B is localized, and inside the kinetochore corona, where CENP-E is localized during prometaphase. It is thought that this protein can bind to itself, as well as to CENP-A, CENP-B or CENP-C. Multimers of the protein localize constitutively to the inner kinetochore plate and play an important role in the organization and function of the active centromere-kinetochore complex. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
5q13.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 5; NC_000005.10 (69189583..69210357)
Total number of exons:
9

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