InterPro domain: IPR005635

General Information

  • Identifier IPR005635
  • Description Inner centromere protein, ARK-binding domain
  • Number of genes 122
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Abstract

This region of the inner centromere protein has been found to be necessary and sufficient for binding to aurora-related kinase. This interaction has been implicated in the coordination of chromosome segregation with cell division in yeast [ 1 ].


1. The Schizosaccharomyces pombe aurora-related kinase Ark1 interacts with the inner centromere protein Pic1 and mediates chromosome segregation and cytokinesis. Mol. Biol. Cell 13, 1132-43

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