This gene encodes a component of the chromosomal passenger complex. This complex is an essential regulator of mitosis and cell division. This protein is cell-cycle regulated and is required for chromatin-induced microtubule stabilization and spindle formation. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. Pseudgenes of this gene are found on chromosomes 7, 8 and 16.,CDCA8,BOR,BOREALIN,DasraB,MESRGP,borealin,Epigenetics & Nuclear Signaling,Cell Biology & Developmental Biology,Cell Cycle,Centromere,CDCA8