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CENPT

Centromere protein T is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CENPT gene.

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CENPT
Identifiers
AliasesCENPT, C16orf56, CENP-T, centromere protein T, SSMGA
External IDsOMIM: 611510; MGI: 2443939; HomoloGene: 41610; GeneCards: CENPT; OMA:CENPT - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_025082

NM_177150

RefSeq (protein)

NP_079358

NP_796124

Location (UCSC)Chr 16: 67.83 – 67.85 MbChr 8: 106.57 – 106.58 Mb
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Centromere protein T is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CENPT gene.567

Clinical significance

Mutations in CENPT cause an autosomal recessive syndrome of microcephaly, short stature, skeletal abnormalities, underdeveloped genitalia and pubertal delay.8

See also

See also

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000102901Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000036672Ensembl, 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "Entrez Gene: CENPT centromere protein T".
  8. "OMIM Entry - # 618702 - SHORT STATURE AND MICROCEPHALY WITH GENITAL ANOMALIES; SSMGA". www.omim.org. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
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