CENPQ, Official Symbol CENPQprovided by HGNC Official Full Name centromere protein Qprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:21347 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000031691 MIM:611506; AllianceGenome:HGNC:21347 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as CENP-Q; C6orf139 Summary CENPQ is a subunit of a CENPH (MIM 605607)-CENPI (MIM 300065)-associated centromeric complex that targets CENPA (MIM 117139) to centromeres and is required for proper kinetochore function and mitotic progression (Okada et al., 2006 [PubMed 16622420]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 3.5), brain (RPKM 3.4) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all