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CENPT centromere protein T

Gene ID: 80152, updated on 10-Oct-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: SSMGA; CENP-T; C16orf56

Summary

The centromere is a specialized chromatin domain, present throughout the cell cycle, that acts as a platform on which the transient assembly of the kinetochore occurs during mitosis. All active centromeres are characterized by the presence of long arrays of nucleosomes in which CENPA (MIM 117139) replaces histone H3 (see MIM 601128). CENPT is an additional factor required for centromere assembly (Foltz et al., 2006 [PubMed 16622419]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci.
GeneReviews: Not available
Short stature and microcephaly with genital anomalies
MedGen: C5231467OMIM: 618702GeneReviews: Not available
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Genomic context

Location:
16q22.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 16; NC_000016.10 (67828157..67847693, complement)
Total number of exons:
17

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