The protein encoded by this gene forms part of the nucleosome-associated complex and is important for kinetochore assembly. It is bound to kinetochores during S phase and G2 and recruits other proteins to the centromere. Pseudogenes of this gene are located on chromosome 2. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants that encode different protein isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2012],BM039,C16orf60,CENP-N,ICEN32,CENPN,Epigenetics & Nuclear Signaling,Cell Biology & Developmental Biology,Cell Cycle,Centromere,CENPN