Q7L2Z9: Centromere protein Q (CENPQ)

Centromere protein Q (CENPQ) is a 268-residue protein from Homo sapiens. This is its AlphaFold structure prediction, created 1 Aug 2025. UniProt accession: Q7L2Z9.

Gene
CENPQ
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
268 residues
Mean pLDDT
73.2
Model
AF-Q7L2Z9-F1 v6
Model created
1 Aug 2025
PDB structures
9

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Model confidence (pLDDT)

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pLDDT bandMeaningShare of residues
Above 90Very high: backbone and side chains are usually accurate39%
70 to 90Confident: backbone generally right22%
50 to 70Low: treat with caution15%
Below 50Very low: often disordered regions24%

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Function

Component of the CENPA-CAD (nucleosome distal) complex, a complex recruited to centromeres which is involved in assembly of kinetochore proteins, mitotic progression and chromosome segregation. May be involved in incorporation of newly synthesized CENPA into centromeres via its interaction with the CENPA-NAC complex (PubMed:16622420). Plays an important role in chromosome congression and in the recruitment of CENP-O complex (which comprises CENPO, CENPP, CENPQ and CENPU), CENPE and PLK1 to the kinetochores (PubMed:25395579)

Subunit structure

Component of the CENPA-CAD complex, composed of CENPI, CENPK, CENPL, CENPO, CENPP, CENPQ, CENPR and CENPS. The CENPA-CAD complex interacts with the CENPA-NAC complex, at least composed of CENPA, CENPC, CENPH, CENPM, CENPN, CENPT and CENPU

Subcellular location

Nucleus, Chromosome, centromere

Experimental structures in the PDB

Compare the prediction with experimentally determined structures of the same protein:

PDB IDMethodResolutionChains and residues
7R5SEM2.83 ÅQ=1-268
7PKNEM3.2 ÅQ=1-268
7XHOEM3.29 ÅQ=1-268
7PB8X-ray3.68 ÅQ=133-268
7XHNEM3.71 ÅQ=1-268
7R5VEM4.55 ÅQ=1-268
7QOOEM4.6 ÅQ=1-268
7YYHEM8.9 ÅQ=1-268
7YWXEM12.0 ÅQ=1-268

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