Journal of Biological Chemistry
Volume 274, Issue 39, 24 September 1999, Pages 27343-27346
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Characterization of a Novel Kinetochore Protein, CENP-H*

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Macromolecular centromere-kinetochore complex plays a critical role in sister chromatid separation, but its complete protein composition as well as its precise dynamic function during mitosis has not yet been clearly determined. Here we report the isolation of a novel mouse kinetochore protein, CENP-H. The CENP-H, with an apparent molecular mass of 33 kDa, was found to contain a coiled-coil structure and a nuclear localization signal. The CENP-H transcripts were relatively scarce but were detectable in most tissues and embryos at various stages of development. Immunofluorescence stainings of mouse fibroblast cells with anti-CENP-H-specific antibody demonstrated that the CENP-H is specifically and constitutively localized in kinetochores throughout the cell cycle; this was also confirmed by stainings with anti-centromere-specific antibody. Thus the newly isolated CENP-H may play a role in kinetochore organization and function throughout the cell cycle.

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This work was supported in part by a Special Grant for Promotion of Research from the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) and by grants from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan and the Science and Technology Agency of Japan.The costs of publication of this article were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. The article must therefore be hereby marked “advertisement” in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1734 solely to indicate this fact.