NCBI Accession #
NP_001030927.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001035850.3
NCBI Official Full Name
Histone superfamily protein
NCBI Official Symbol
HTR12
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
CENH3; CENTROMERIC HISTONE H3; F6F3.17; F6F3_17
NCBI Protein Information
Histone superfamily protein
NCBI Summary
Encodes a centromere-identifying protein histone H3 variant. Localized at centromeres in both mitotic and meiotic cells.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
CENH3
UniProt Protein Name
Histone H3-like centromeric protein HTR12
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Centromeric histone CENH3
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q8RVQ9
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q8LCW8; Q9LNI6
UniProt Related Accession #
Q8RVQ9
UniProt Comments
Histone H3-like variant which exclusively replaces conventional H3 in the nucleosome core of centromeric chromatin at the inner plate of the kinetochore. Required for recruitment and assembly of kinetochore proteins, mitotic progression and chromosome segregation. May serve as an epigenetic mark that propagates centromere identity through replication and cell division .