Gene Information
Gene NameCENPK
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length269
Protein NamesCentromere protein K (CENP-K) (Interphase centromere complex protein 37) (Protein AF-5alpha) (p33)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000123219 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9BS16
Gene CardCENPK
Uniprot IDQ9BS16
PfamPF11802
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.648012494)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CENPK ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CENPK ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CENPK ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CENPK ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cenpk ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CENPK ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cenpk ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CENPK ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in several fetal organs with highest levels in fetal liver. In adults, it is weakly expressed in lung and placenta. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8950979}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.025380(Chimpanzee);0.137142(Mouse);0.002240(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 7PB4  (X-ray  2.49A  7PKN  (EM  3.20A  7QOO  (EM  4.60A  7R5S  (EM  2.83A  7R5V  (EM  4.55A  7YWX  (EM  12.00A  7YYH  (EM  8.90A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus. Chromosome, centromere. Chromosome, centromere, kinetochore. Note=Localizes exclusively in the centromeres. The CENPA-CAD complex is probably recruited on centromeres by the CENPA-NAC complex.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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