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Moderate nuclear staining was observed in several cervical, colorectal, ovarian and endometrial cancers. Malignant cells in general displayed weak nuclear immunoreactivity.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
CENPA (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
CenH3, CENP-A
Description
Centromere protein A (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
Centromeres are the differentiated chromosomal domains that specify the mitotic behavior of chromosomes. This gene encodes a centromere protein which contains a histone H3 related histone fold domain that is required for targeting to the centromere. Centromere protein A is proposed to be a component of a modified nucleosome or nucleosome-like structure in which it replaces 1 or both copies of conventional histone H3 in the (H3-H4)2 tetrameric core of the nucleosome particle. The protein is a replication-independent histone that is a member of the histone H3 family. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015]