Gene
CENPW
centromere protein W
- HGNC 21488(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000203760(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 387103(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 6q22.32
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 6: 126,340,115–126,348,875 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 3 exons across 8.8 kb
- Protein
- 88 amino acids
- Also known as
- CUG2
- Previous symbols
- C6orf173
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000368328.5NM_001012507.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How CENPW is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 0.8 kb of the gene's 8.8 kb; 267 of those bases code for the protein.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). CENPW gene: centromere protein W. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/cenpw
Dante Labs. CENPW gene: centromere protein W [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/cenpw
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