CEP192
Description
The CEP192 (centrosomal protein 192) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 18.
Centrosomal protein of 192 kDa, also known as Cep192, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CEP192 gene. It is the homolog of the C. elegans and D. melanogaster gene SPD-2. Cep192 is a major regulator of pericentriolar material recruitment, centrosome maturation, and centriole duplication in mammalian cells. It stimulates the formation of the scaffolding upon which gamma tubulin ring complexes and other proteins involved in microtubule nucleation and spindle assembly become functional during mitosis.
Required for mitotic centrosome maturation and bipolar spindle assembly (PubMed:25042804, PubMed:17980596, PubMed:18207742). Appears to be a major regulator of pericentriolar material (PCM) recruitment, centrosome maturation, and centriole duplication (PubMed:25042804, PubMed:17980596, PubMed:18207742). Centrosome- specific activating scaffold for AURKA and PLK1 (PubMed:25042804). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17980596, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18207742, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25042804}
CEP192 is also known as PPP1R62.
