cpar-1 Histone H3-like centromeric protein cpar-1 [Caenorhabditis elegans] - Gene

Summary

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Official Symbol: cpar-1
Official Full Name: Histone H3-like centromeric protein cpar-1
Primary source: WormBase:WBGene00010036
Locus tag: CELE_F54C8.2
See related: AllianceGenome:WB:WBGene00010036
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Caenorhabditis elegans (strain: Bristol N2)
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Nematoda; Chromadorea; Rhabditida; Rhabditina; Rhabditomorpha; Rhabditoidea; Rhabditidae; Peloderinae; Caenorhabditis
Summary: Predicted to enable DNA binding activity and protein heterodimerization activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of chromatin. Involved in mitotic sister chromatid segregation. Located in condensed chromosome and nucleus. Is expressed in head neurons. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jan 2025]
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Genomic context

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Location:: chromosome: III

Exon count:: 4

Sequence:: Chromosome: III; NC_003281.10 (9434057..9435100)

Chromosome III - NC_003281.10 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:: NC_003281.10

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Examination of the N-terminal tail sequence of CPAR-1 revealed a putative separase cleavage site and mutation of the signature residues in this site eliminated the cleavage reaction.
Title: Separase Cleaves the N-Tail of the CENP-A Related Protein CPAR-1 at the Meiosis I Metaphase-Anaphase Transition in C. elegans.

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

F54C8.2 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:306524

Homology

Orthologs from OrthoDB

Gene Ontology Provided by WormBase

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables DNA binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables molecular_function	ND No biological Data available more info
enables protein heterodimerization activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables structural constituent of chromatin	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in mitotic sister chromatid segregation	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in chromosome	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in chromosome	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in condensed chromosome	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
part_of nucleosome	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
is_active_in nucleus	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in nucleus	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in nucleus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: Histone H3-like centromeric protein cpar-1

NP_499073.1

Confirmed by transcript evidence

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

NC_003281.10 Reference assembly

Range

9434057..9435100

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mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_066672.5 → NP_499073.1 Histone H3-like centromeric protein cpar-1 [Caenorhabditis elegans]

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Status: REVIEWED

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

P34440

Conserved Domains (2) summary

smart00428
Location:156 → 261

H3; Histone H3

pfam00125
Location:132 → 257

Histone; Core histone H2A/H2B/H3/H4