Centrin 2
Protein-coding gene in humans
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Centrin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CETN2 gene.[5][6][7] It belongs to the centrin family of proteins.
External IDsOMIM: 300006; MGI: 1347085; HomoloGene: 55798; GeneCards: CETN2; OMA:CETN2 - orthologs
Centrin-2 belongs to a family of calcium-binding proteins and is a structural component of the centrosome. The high level of conservation from algae to humans and its association with the centrosome suggested that centrin-2 plays a fundamental role in the structure and function of the microtubule-organizing center, possibly required for the proper duplication and segregation of the centrosome.[7]