Gene Information
Gene NameCEP55
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length464
Protein NamesCentrosomal protein of 55 kDa (Cep55) (Up-regulated in colon cancer 6)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000138180 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ53EZ4
Gene CardCEP55
Uniprot IDQ53EZ4
PfamPF12180
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.348087469)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CEP55 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CEP55 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CEP55 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CEP55 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cep55 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CEP55 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cep55 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CEP55 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissueappendix, bone.marrow, dura.mater, testis, tongue, brain, spleen
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in embryonic brain (PubMed:28264986). Expressed in fetal brain ganglionic eminence, kidney tubules and multinucleate neurons in the temporal cortex (PubMed:28264986). Expressed in adult brain, cerebellum, kidney tubules, intestine and muscles (at protein level) (PubMed:28295209, PubMed:28264986). Widely expressed, mostly in proliferative tissues. Highly expressed in testis. Intermediate levels in adult and fetal thymus, as well as in various cancer cell lines. Low levels in different parts of the digestive tract, bone marrow, lymph nodes, placenta, fetal heart and fetal spleen. Hardly detected in brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16198290, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16406728, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28264986, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28295209}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.002419(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3E1R  (X-ray  2.00A  3WUT  (X-ray  2.30A  3WUU  (X-ray  2.90A  3WUV  (X-ray  2.79A 
DBSNP rs3740370  rs7080916  rs7072484  rs2293277 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28264986}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome, centriole {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16198290}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16198290}. Cleavage furrow {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16198290}. Midbody, Midbody ring {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16198290, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17853893, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18641129, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21310966, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28264986}. Note=Present at the centrosomes at interphase. A small portion is associated preferentially with the mother centriole, whereas the majority localizes to the pericentriolar material. During mitosis, loses affinity for the centrosome at the onset of prophase and diffuses throughout the cell. This dissociation from the centrosome is phosphorylation-dependent. May remain localized at the centrosome during mitosis in certain cell types. Appears at the cleavage furrow in late anaphase and in the midbody in cytokinesis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16198290}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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