CENPA wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human CENPA wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 2p23.3 and is approximately 40 kb in length. This allele, which encodes histone H3-like centromeric protein A, is involved in cell division and centromeric nucleosome structure.

**Synonyms:** - CENP-A - CenH3 - Centromere Protein A (17kD) Gene - Centromere Protein A wt Allele - Centromere Protein A, 17kDa Gene