CENPK explained

Centromere protein K is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CENPK gene.^{[1] [2]}

Interactions

CENPK has been shown to interact with SOX6.^[3]

Further reading

• Izuta H, Ikeno M, Suzuki N, Tomonaga T, Nozaki N, Obuse C, Kisu Y, Goshima N, Nomura F, Nomura N, Yoda K . Comprehensive analysis of the ICEN (Interphase Centromere Complex) components enriched in the CENP-A chromatin of human cells . Genes to Cells . 11 . 6 . 673–84 . Jun 2006 . 16716197 . 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2006.00969.x . 45931410 . free .
• Okada M, Cheeseman IM, Hori T, Okawa K, McLeod IX, Yates JR, Desai A, Fukagawa T . The CENP-H-I complex is required for the efficient incorporation of newly synthesized CENP-A into centromeres . Nature Cell Biology . 8 . 5 . 446–57 . May 2006 . 16622420 . 10.1038/ncb1396 . 26974412 .
• Foltz DR, Jansen LE, Black BE, Bailey AO, Yates JR, Cleveland DW . The human CENP-A centromeric nucleosome-associated complex . Nature Cell Biology . 8 . 5 . 458–69 . May 2006 . 16622419 . 10.1038/ncb1397 . 205286556 .
• Obuse C, Yang H, Nozaki N, Goto S, Okazaki T, Yoda K . Proteomics analysis of the centromere complex from HeLa interphase cells: UV-damaged DNA binding protein 1 (DDB-1) is a component of the CEN-complex, while BMI-1 is transiently co-localized with the centromeric region in interphase . Genes to Cells . 9 . 2 . 105–20 . Feb 2004 . 15009096 . 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2004.00705.x . 21813024 . free .
• Yamashita A, Ito M, Takamatsu N, Shiba T . Characterization of Solt, a novel SoxLZ/Sox6 binding protein expressed in adult mouse testis . FEBS Letters . 481 . 2 . 147–51 . Sep 2000 . 10996314 . 10.1016/S0014-5793(00)01987-6 . 20831354 . free .

Notes and References

1. Taki T, Hayashi Y, Taniwaki M, Seto M, Ueda R, Hanada R, Suzukawa K, Yokota J, Morishita K . Fusion of the MLL gene with two different genes, AF-6 and AF-5alpha, by a complex translocation involving chromosomes 5, 6, 8 and 11 in infant leukemia . Oncogene . 13 . 10 . 2121–30 . Nov 1996 . 8950979 .
2. Web site: Entrez Gene: CENPK centromere protein K.
3. Yamashita A, Ito M, Takamatsu N, Shiba T . Characterization of Solt, a novel SoxLZ/Sox6 binding protein expressed in adult mouse testis . FEBS Letters . 481 . 2 . 147–51 . Sep 2000 . 10996314 . 10.1016/S0014-5793(00)01987-6 . 20831354 . free .