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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Centrosomal protein 170kDa, also known as CEP170, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CEP170 gene.[5][6]
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Aliases | CEP170, FAM68A, KAB, KIAA0470, centrosomal protein 170 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 613023; MGI: 1918348; HomoloGene: 22844; GeneCards: CEP170; OMA:CEP170 - orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The product of this gene is a component of the centrosome, a non-membraneous organelle that functions as the major microtubule organizing center in animal cells. During interphase, the encoded protein localizes to the sub-distal appendages of mature centrioles, which are microtubule-based structures thought to help organize centrosomes. During mitosis, the protein associates with spindle microtubules near the centrosomes. The protein interacts with the intraflagellar transport protein 81 (IFT81), the SH3-domain containing protein PRAX-1, and is phosphorylated by cyclin dependent kinase 1 (Cdk1) and polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1), and functions in maintaining microtubule organization, cell morphology and cilium stability.[5]
The human genome contains a putative transcribed pseudogene. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been found, but the full-length nature of some of these variants has not been determined.[5]
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