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Also known as CENP-O, ICEN-36, MCM21R, centromere protein O

Centromere protein O is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CENPO gene. CENPO is involved in cell proliferation and cell cycle progression and has been shown to be down-regulated in trisomic neurospheres a mouse model of Down Syndrome, resulting in reduced numbers of neural progenitors and neuroblasts and a severe reduction in numbers of neurons produced.

Gene data

CENPO
Name
centromere protein O
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
CENP-O, ICEN-36, MCM21R

This gene encodes a component of the interphase centromere complex. The encoded protein is localized to the centromere throughout the cell cycle and is required for bipolar spindle assembly, chromosome segregation and checkpoint signaling during mitosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple protein isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010].

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centromere protein O

Symbol
CENPO
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
2:24,793,100-24,822,376
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Instance of
gene
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HomoloGene ID
49760
genomic start
25016005
found in taxon
Homo sapiens
genomic end
25045245
cytogenetic location
2p23.3
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Centromere protein O is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CENPO gene. CENPO is involved in cell proliferation and cell cycle progression and has been shown to be down-regulated in trisomic neurospheres a mouse model of Down Syndrome, resulting in reduced numbers of neural progenitors and neuroblasts and a severe reduction in numbers of neurons produced.

== References ==

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