| Type: | Family | Name: | Centromere protein O |
| Description: | This entry represents centromere protein O (CENP-O) and its homologues in yeasts, Mcm21 and Mal2. In humans, centromere protein O (CENP-O) is a component of the CENPA-CAD (nucleosome distal) complex, a complex recruited to centromeres which is involved in assembly of kinetochore proteins, mitotic progression and chromosome segregation []. CENP-O mediates the attachment of the centromere to the mitotic spindle by forming essential interactions between the microtubule-associated outer kinetochore proteins and the centromere-associated inner kinetochore proteins. CENP-O modulates the kinetochore-bound levels of NDC80 complex []. It may be involved in incorporation of newly synthesized CENP-A into centromeres via its interaction with the CENPA-NAC complex [].In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Mcm21 is a component of the kinetochore sub-complex COMA (Ctf19p, Okp1p, Mcm21p, Ame1p), which links kinetochore subunits with subunits bound to microtubules during kinetochore assembly [, ]. In Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Mal2 is a component of the Sim4 complex, which is required for loading the DASH complex onto the kinetochore via interaction with Dad1 []. It plays a role in the maintenance of core chromatin structure and kinetochore function []. | Short Name: | CENP-O |
