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Centromere A Protein (CENP-A)
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Centromere A Protein (CENP-A)
A 17-kDa histone 3-like protein and part of the centromeric nucleosomes. Its disruption or loss severely affects mitosis and causes fragmentation of the chromatin. Its normal role is to mark centromere