Centrosomal Protein 112kDa (CEP112)

CEP112 encodes a protein with filament, myosin tail and ATPase domains. Orthologs of this gene exist in mouse, rat and chimp. Alternate transcriptional splice variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized.

Centriolin is a centrosomal protein required for the centrosome to function as a microtubule organizing center. The gene product is also associated with centrosome maturation. One version of stem cell myeloproliferative disorder is the result of a reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 8 and 9, with the breakpoint associated with fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 and centrosomal protein 1.A chromosomal aberration involving. The centrosome is important for microtubule organization and cell cycle progression in animal cells.