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Facts about Centromere protein T.
Part of the heterotetrameric CENP-T-W-S-X complex that binds and supercoils DNA, and plays an important role in kinetochore assembly. CENPT has a fundamental role in kinetochore assembly and function.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CENPT |
| Uniprot: | Q96BT3 |
| Entrez: | 80152 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| CENP-T/CNN1 family |

C16orf56; CENP-Tchromosome 16 open reading frame 56; centromere protein T; FLJ13111; FLJ43376; ICEN22; Interphase centromere complex protein 22
Mass (kDA):
60.423 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 16q22.1 |
| Sequence: | 16; NC_000016.10 (67828157..67847693, complement) |
Nucleus. Chromosome, centromere. Chromosome, centromere, kinetochore. Constitutively localizes to centromeres throughout the cell cycle, and to kinetochores during mitosis. Localizes to the inner kinetochore, and may connect it to the outer kinetochore via its N-terminus.


PMID: 16716197 by Izuta H., et al. Comprehensive analysis of the ICEN (Interphase Centromere Complex) components enriched in the CENP-A chromatin of human cells.
PMID: 16622419 by Foltz D.R., et al. The human CENP-A centromeric nucleosome-associated complex.