Centromere protein U

CENPU
Identifiers
Aliases	CENPU, CENP50, CENPU50, KLIP1, MLF1IP, PBIP1, centromere protein U
External IDs	OMIM: 611511; MGI: 1919126; GeneCards: CENPU
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 4 (human)
End	184,734,130 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 8 (mouse)
End	47,033,042 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	sperm; ; oocyte; ; secondary oocyte; ; right testis; ; left testis; ; trabecular bone; ; ventricular zone; ; embryo; ; ganglionic eminence; ; bone marrow;
	Top expressed in
	spermatocyte; ; spermatid; ; tail of embryo; ; zygote; ; seminiferous tubule; ; secondary oocyte; ; genital tubercle; ; hand; ; yolk sac; ; epiblast;
	More reference expression data
	; ;
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein binding;
Cellular component	chromosome; cytoplasm; cytosol; chromosome, centromeric region; nucleus; kinetochore; nucleoplasm; microtubule organizing center;
Biological process	chordate embryonic development; viral process; regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; CENP-A containing chromatin assembly; transcription, DNA-templated;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
Databases	NCBI: entry; OMA: entry
	79682
	71876
	ENSG00000151725
	ENSMUSG00000031629
	Q71F23
	Q8C4M7
	NM_024629
	NM_027973; NM_001368403
	NP_078905
	NP_082249; NP_001355332
	Wikidata
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Centromere protein U is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CENPU gene. Centromere protein U is a factor that is needed for centromere assembly.

References

1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000151725 – Ensembl, May 2017
1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000031629 – Ensembl, May 2017
↑ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
↑ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
↑ Hanissian SH, Akbar U, Teng B, Janjetovic Z, Hoffmann A, Hitzler JK, Iscove N, Hamre K, Du X, Tong Y, Mukatira S, Robertson JH, Morris SW (Apr 2004). "cDNA cloning and characterization of a novel gene encoding the MLF1-interacting protein MLF1IP". Oncogene. 23 (20): 3700–7. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1207448. PMID 15116101. S2CID 1627133.
↑ Okada M, Cheeseman IM, Hori T, Okawa K, McLeod IX, Yates JR 3rd, Desai A, Fukagawa T (May 2006). "The CENP-H-I complex is required for the efficient incorporation of newly synthesized CENP-A into centromeres". Nat Cell Biol. 8 (5): 446–57. doi:10.1038/ncb1396. PMID 16622420. S2CID 26974412.
↑ Foltz DR, Jansen LE, Black BE, Bailey AO, Yates JR 3rd, Cleveland DW (May 2006). "The human CENP-A centromeric nucleosome-associated complex". Nat Cell Biol. 8 (5): 458–69. doi:10.1038/ncb1397. PMID 16622419. S2CID 205286556.
1 2 "Entrez Gene: CENPU centromere protein U". Retrieved 2026-09-07.

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Minoshima Y, Hori T, Okada M, et al. (2005). "The Constitutive Centromere Component CENP-50 Is Required for Recovery from Spindle Damage". Mol. Cell. Biol. 25 (23): 10315–28. doi:10.1128/MCB.25.23.10315-10328.2005. PMC 1291240. PMID 16287847.
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Izuta H, Ikeno M, Suzuki N, et al. (2006). "Comprehensive analysis of the ICEN (Interphase Centromere Complex) components enriched in the CENP-A chromatin of human cells". Genes Cells. 11 (6): 673–84. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2443.2006.00969.x. PMID 16716197. S2CID 45931410.
Kang YH, Park JE, Yu LR, et al. (2006). "Self-regulated Plk1 recruitment to kinetochores by the Plk1-PBIP1 interaction is critical for proper chromosome segregation". Mol. Cell. 24 (3): 409–22. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2006.10.016. PMID 17081991.
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[refGRCh38Ensembl-1] 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000151725 – Ensembl, May 2017

[refGRCm38Ensembl-2] 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000031629 – Ensembl, May 2017

[3] "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[4] "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[pmid15116101-5] Hanissian SH, Akbar U, Teng B, Janjetovic Z, Hoffmann A, Hitzler JK, Iscove N, Hamre K, Du X, Tong Y, Mukatira S, Robertson JH, Morris SW (Apr 2004). "cDNA cloning and characterization of a novel gene encoding the MLF1-interacting protein MLF1IP". Oncogene. 23 (20): 3700–7. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1207448. PMID 15116101. S2CID 1627133.

[pmid16622420-6] Okada M, Cheeseman IM, Hori T, Okawa K, McLeod IX, Yates JR 3rd, Desai A, Fukagawa T (May 2006). "The CENP-H-I complex is required for the efficient incorporation of newly synthesized CENP-A into centromeres". Nat Cell Biol. 8 (5): 446–57. doi:10.1038/ncb1396. PMID 16622420. S2CID 26974412.

[pmid16622419-7] Foltz DR, Jansen LE, Black BE, Bailey AO, Yates JR 3rd, Cleveland DW (May 2006). "The human CENP-A centromeric nucleosome-associated complex". Nat Cell Biol. 8 (5): 458–69. doi:10.1038/ncb1397. PMID 16622419. S2CID 205286556.

[entrez-8] 1 2 "Entrez Gene: CENPU centromere protein U". Retrieved 2026-09-07.

Centromere protein U

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