Gene: CENPK

Alternate names for this Gene: AF5alpha|CENP-K|FKSG14|P33|Solt

Gene Summary: CENPK 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].

Gene is located in Chromosome: 5

Location in Chromosome : 5q12.3

Description of this Gene: centromere protein K

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs62369011 in CENPK gene and Diverticular Diseases PMID 30177863 2018 Genome-wide association analyses identify 39 new susceptibility loci for diverticular disease.