Gene Information
Gene NameCENPS
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length138
Protein NamesCentromere protein S (CENP-S) (Apoptosis-inducing TAF9-like domain-containing protein 1) (FANCM-associated histone fold protein 1) (FANCM-interacting histone fold protein 1) (Fanconi anemia-associated polypeptide of 16 kDa)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000175279 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ8N2Z9
Gene CardCENPS
Uniprot IDQ8N2Z9
PfamPF15630
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.690116505)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CENPS ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CENPS ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CENPS ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CENPS ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cenps ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CENPS ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CENPS ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCORT
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitously expressed. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15328517}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.075583(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4DRA  (X-ray  2.41A  4DRB  (X-ray  2.63A  4E44  (X-ray  2.10A  4E45  (X-ray  2.00A  4NDY  (X-ray  7.00A  4NE1  (X-ray  6.50A  4NE3  (X-ray  1.80A  4NE5  (X-ray  2.50A  4NE6  (X-ray  2.10A  7R5S  (EM  2.83A  7YWX  (EM  12.00A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19620631, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20347428, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24522885}. Chromosome, centromere {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19620631, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24522885}. Chromosome, centromere, kinetochore {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19620631}. Note=Assembly of CENPS and CENPX and its partner subunits CENPT and CENPW at centromeres occurs through a dynamic exchange mechanism. Although exchange is continuous in the cell cycle, de novo assembly starts principally during mid-late S phase and is complete by G2. CENPS is more stably bound at the kinetochore than CENPX (PubMed:19620631, PubMed:24522885). During S phase, rapidly recruited to DNA interstrand cross-links that block replication (PubMed:20347428). Recruited to DNA damage sites about 20 minutes following UV irradiation, reaching a plateau after approximately 40 minutes (PubMed:24522885). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19620631, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20347428, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24522885}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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