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INCENP

Gene
INCENP
Protein
Inner centromere protein
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
918 amino acids
Function
Component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), a complex that acts as a key regulator of mitosis. The CPC complex has essential functions at the centromere in ensuring correct chromosome alignment and segregation and is required for chromatin-induced microtubule stabilization and spindle assembly. Acts as a scaffold regulating CPC localization and activity. The C-terminus associates with AURKB or AURKC, the N-terminus associated with BIRC5/survivin and CDCA8/borealin tethers the CPC to the inner centromere, and the microtubule binding activity within the central SAH domain directs AURKB/C toward substrates near microtubules (PubMed:15316025, PubMed:12925766, PubMed:27332895). The flexibility of the SAH domain is proposed to allow AURKB/C to follow substrates on dynamic microtubules while ensuring CPC docking to static chromatin (By similarity). Activates AURKB and AURKC (PubMed:27332895). Required for localization of CBX5 to mitotic centromeres (PubMed:21346195). Controls the kinetochore localization of BUB1 (PubMed:16760428).
Similarity
Belongs to the INCENP family.
Mass
105.429 kDa
Sequence
MGTTAPGPIHLLELCDQKLMEFLCNMDNKDLVWLEEIQEEAERMFTREFSKEPELMPKTPSQKNRRKKRRISYVQDENRDPIRRRLSRRKSRSSQLSSRRLRSKDSVEKLATVVGENGSVLRRVTRAAAAAAAATMALAAPSSPTPESPTMLTKKPEDNHTQCQLVPVVEIGISERQNAEQHVTQLMSTEPLPRTLSPTPASATAPTSQGIPTSDEESTPKKSKARILESITVSSLMATPQDPKGQGVGTGRSASKLRIAQVSPGPRDSPAFPDSPWRERVLAPILPDNFSTPTGSRTDSQSVRHSPIAPSSPSPQVLAQKYSLVAKQESVVRRASRRLAKKTAEEPAASGRIICHSYLERLLNVEVPQKVGSEQKEPPEEAEPVAAAEPEVPENNGNNSWPHNDTEIANSTPNPKPAASSPETPSAGQQEAKTDQADGPREPPQSARRKRSYKQAVSELDEEQHLEDEELQPPRSKTPSSPCPASKVVRPLRTFLHTVQRNQMLMTPTSAPRSVMKSFIKRNTPLRMDPKCSFVEKERQRLENLRRKEEAEQLRRQKVEEDKRRRLEEVKLKREERLRKVLQARERVEQMKEEKKKQIEQKFAQIDEKTEKAKEERLAEEKAKKKAAAKKMEEVEARRKQEEEARRLRWLQQEEEERRHQELLQKKKEEEQERLRKAAEAKRLAEQREQERREQERREQERREQERREQERREQERQLAEQERRREQERLQAERELQEREKALRLQKEQLQRELEEKKKKEEQQRLAERQLQEEQEKKAKEAAGASKALNVTVDVQSPACTSYQMTPQGHRAPPKINPDNYGMDLNSDDSTDDEAHPRKPIPTWARGTPLSQAIIHQYYHPPNLLELFGTILPLDLEDIFKKSKPRYHKRTSSAVWNSPPLQGARVPSSLAYSLKKH

Gene
incenp
Protein
Inner centromere protein
Organism
Xenopus tropicalis
Length
898 amino acids
Function
Component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), a complex that acts as a key regulator of mitosis. The CPC complex has essential functions at the centromere in ensuring correct chromosome alignment and segregation and is required for chromatin-induced microtubule stabilization and spindle assembly. Acts as a scaffold regulating CPC localization and activity. The C-terminus associates with aurkb/aurora-B, the N-terminus associated with cdca8/borealin and/or cdca9/dasra-A tethers the CPC to the inner centromere, and the microtubule binding activity within the central SAH domain directs aurkb/aurora-B toward substrates near microtubules. Activates aurkb.
Similarity
Belongs to the INCENP family.
Mass
104.13 kDa
Sequence
MNDAECLSHLLQVCARKTEEFVRTLDSKHMVWLLEIEEEARKMFSSDFNAEPELMPKTPSQKRRRKKRTSIVPDENRDPSGRRISRRRSSANWSNSVRRLSIRNQNKTNEDSMQEEPAQPKRMTRARAQASIMCPSVVEMALPESPSQLYQKNVQVTISEQDRRSAEQKLVGSATEESEMKTDVLPVPKIAKDTISEIVNTVVPPPVPETPAVPVTPENKSRAAAKLKIAGSSTPIEAAEMVDLTCESPRPANELANEQPLNLTNQSVTPTGSKSDRRSVRRSLVVVKPSSRRSSLASQFSLASKRESMTREAVRKSIRQSIAKKKAAMETSSASSQRSCQSSIEIIDDEITIKIRPETAPSESVSEEAHTIESPRRSLRSRTFKKIAISNLPDSEEPQRRVTRQMVAMDAEPTPETTDDAQNIRRKSYKRAVDELSDDERPSEGERSPPRKKTPSPPCPPSKIVKPPPHMKSFLHTVQKNQLLMMTPGSIGKNIMMKSFIKRNTPLKMDPKEKERQRLDALRKKEEAELQRKQKIEEGKKRKQEELKLRREERLRKVLQARERVEQLEEEKKKKIEQKFAQIDEKSEKVREDRMAEEKAKKKITAKKQEEVECRRRQEEEARKLKAKQMEEEERRHQDLLQKKREEEELERQKKIAEAKRLAEQRQAEQERERQREQQLLAEKERLRAERERIEREKALQLQRELERAAQEKEQQRREAEERKKREQQERLEQERLERLHKEQEAKRLQEEQQRKAKEQAAAASAPVMNVTVDMQNSPACESYEMTPKSYKAPSVKVNEENYGMDLNSDDSTDDESQPRKPIPAWASGNLLAQAIRQQYYKPMDVDRMYGTIDSPKLEELFYKSKPRYYKRTSSAVWHSPPLSSNRHHLAVGYGLKY

Gene
Incenp
Protein
Inner centromere protein
Organism
Mus musculus
Length
880 amino acids
Function
Component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), a complex that acts as a key regulator of mitosis. The CPC complex has essential functions at the centromere in ensuring correct chromosome alignment and segregation and is required for chromatin-induced microtubule stabilization and spindle assembly. Acts as a scaffold regulating CPC localization and activity. The C-terminus associates with AURKB or AURKC, the N-terminus associated with BIRC5/survivin and CDCA8/borealin tethers the CPC to the inner centromere, and the microtubule binding activity within the central SAH domain directs AURKB/C toward substrates near microtubules. The flexibility of the SAH domain is proposed to allow AURKB/C to follow substrates on dynamic microtubules while ensuring CPC docking to static chromatin (By similarity). Activates AURKB and AURKC. Controls the kinetochore localization of BUB1.
Similarity
Belongs to the INCENP family.
Mass
101.209 kDa
Sequence
MGTTAPGPICLLDLCDQKLLDFVCNVDNKDFMWLKEIEEEAERMFIREFSNEPELMPKTPSQKNRRKKRRVSNIQDENRDPVRKRLSRRKSRSSQVGTRHLRSKPVTIVEENGFPVLQRITRATAAAAAAAAAASVASASSSSTAGSPTVLTKKAVVEISTSERLSAELQLTKLKGSLPPSPVSQGTLTSEEELTPKKSEAGKLDSVTVNSLKATPQSPKNRGVGEGRSVSKLKIARASWGLQDSPGSTDSPWQERVLSPILLNNILPTTAKSPLGNIRSVRRSLISQDSQVPLASKYNLVAKQENGSRRSSRRIAKKAGKEPEASARIICHSYLERLLNVEVPQNVGLEQEPVEVAEPEEAEEEQEVSKNSGCPSKPRSATKIAISTPTSKPAAAGQTTTVEEQEAELDQTDGHREPPQSVRRKRSYKQAISEPDEEQLEDEELQPCQNKTPSPPCPANKVVRPLRTFLHTVQKNQMLMTPTLASRSSVMKSFIKRNTPLRVDPKCSFVEKERQRLESLRRKEEAEQRRRQKVEEDKRRRLEEVKLKREERLRKVLQARERVEQMKEEKKKQIEQKFAQIDEKTEKAKEERLAEKAKKKATAKKMEEVEARRKQEEEARRLRWLQQEEEERRHQEMLQRKKEEEQERRKAAEARRLAEQREQERRREQERREQERREQERREQERKEQERREQEQERLRAKREMQEREKALRLQKERLQKELEEKKRKEEQQRLAEQQLQEEQAKKAKEVAAARKVLNMTVDVQSPVCTSYQMTPQGPKSIPKISVDDYGMDLNSDDSTDDESHPRKPIPSWAKGTQLSQAIVHQYYHPPNILELFGSILPLDLEDIFKKRKTRYHKRTSSAVWNSPPLKATMVPSSGD

Gene
INCENP
Protein
Inner centromere protein
Organism
Gallus gallus
Length
877 amino acids
Function
Component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), a complex that acts as a key regulator of mitosis. The CPC complex has essential functions at the centromere in ensuring correct chromosome alignment and segregation and is required for chromatin-induced microtubule stabilization and spindle assembly. Acts as a scaffold regulating CPC localization and activity. The C-terminus associates with AURKB, the N-terminus associated with BIRC5/survivin and CDCA8/borealin tethers the CPC to the inner centromere, and the microtubule binding activity within the central SAH domain directs AURKB toward substrates near microtubules. The flexibility of the SAH domain is proposed to allow AURKB to follow substrates on dynamic microtubules while ensuring CPC docking to static chromatin. Activates AURKB.
Similarity
Belongs to the INCENP family.
Mass
100.941 kDa
Sequence
MAVATGLARLPVVCNQRLAELLRQVDDVDLLWLEEIHEEAARMFGSHYSDQPELMPKTPSQKNRKRRKRPSALRGESLELGRRRLSRRRTNNLKAVSSKRDSQRLQNKEDTEGLGTEAQELSSQTVSRRLTRSQVAAPADRSEVLPEHLRERVVPVVEISVCDRISAEFQFQKCASERAENHSASLPPSSDDKSPKESSAAESQPLPAASELIVPHTPEAKGAGKNKSAFKKTANVADTTVVLSEKELGLEEVDDSAQVQKHNERDDKEPSQRTTDSPETPTGSRLSRRSVRRSLMGKPSTIRRTSLAEKYSLARKRESTIRKSIARTVIKRKAPQKLSVSSSSVNGSGSEEVPEDEETVVNAGPPPVPQTPPKLDFQGLRMSLRSQTVNRNEQQQETSNNECDLSKSEKTQEPPQSARRKTSYKRAVDQRYDTQQAEDGGLSPLRKKTPSPPCPASKVVRPFKTFLHTVEKNQLLMTPSSVGRNGVIKSFIKYNTPLQHDPKEKERQKLQALRKKEEAEQLRKQKVEEEKKRRQEEAKLRREERLRKVLQARERAEQLEEERKRRIEQKLALFDEKTEKAREERLAEEKIKKRAAAKKMEEAEARRRQDEEARKQKALQQEEEERRHKELMQKKKEEEQERARKIAEQRQAEQEREKQLAAEREQERKKEQERKKEEERIQAEKQREQQEKAARLQKEVLAAKEQLQKEMEKKEKEEQLLAEMKRQEQEQKKLPEEQKAKDVAQTQHLENKENSPACNSYQMTPQYHKDPKPPKINPNNYGMDLNSDDSTDDESQPRKPIPAWASGNQLSQAVIRQYYNPPNVDALFGTIVSPKLEDIFYKSKPRYFKRTSSAVWNSPPFPGAKSVLGLPYSLKKY