Gene Information
Gene NameCENPW
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length88
Protein NamesCentromere protein W (CENP-W) (Cancer-up-regulated gene 2 protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000203760 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ5EE01
Gene CardCENPW
Uniprot IDQ5EE01
PfamPF15510
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.927906591)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CENPW ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CENPW ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CENPW ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CENPW ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cenpw ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CENPW ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cenpw ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in ovary, liver, lung and pancreas and to a lower extent in breast and gastrointestinal tract cancers;
such as those of the colon, rectum and stomach. Overexpressed in high grade breast invasive tumors. Expressed in many cancer cell types. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17079448, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17610844}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.004323(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 7QOO  (EM  4.60A  7R5S  (EM  2.83A  7YWX  (EM  12.00A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17610844}. Chromosome, centromere {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19070575, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19533040, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22304917}. Chromosome, centromere, kinetochore {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19070575, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22304917}. Nucleus matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22002061}. Nucleus, nucleolus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22002061}. Note=Constitutively localizes to centromeres throughout the cell cycle, and to the inner kinetochore during mitosis. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P0DJH6}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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