Literature on INCENP
INCENP [ENSP00000378295]
Inner centromere protein; 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 . Required for localization of CBX5 to mitotic centromeres . Controls the kinetochore localization of BUB1 . ECO:0000269|PubMed:15316025, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16760428,; Belongs to the INCENP family.
Synonyms: INCENP, E9PM67, Q9NQS7, E9PM67p, hE9PM67 ...