CETN2, Official Symbol CETN2provided by HGNC Official Full Name centrin 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:1867 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000147400 MIM:300006; AllianceGenome:HGNC:1867 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as CALT; CEN2 Summary Caltractin belongs to a family of calcium-binding proteins and is a structural component of the centrosome. The high level of conservation from algae to humans and its association with the centrosome suggested that caltractin plays a fundamental role in the structure and function of the microtubule-organizing center, possibly required for the proper duplication and segregation of the centrosome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in thyroid (RPKM 47.2), endometrium (RPKM 42.4) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all