SKA2
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: SKA2
- Official Name: spindle and kinetochore associated complex subunit 2
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 348235
- UniProt: Q8WVK7
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: N/A
- UniProt Summary: Component of the SKA1 complex, a microtubule-binding subcomplex of the outer kinetochore that is essential for proper chromosome segregation (PubMed:17093495, PubMed:19289083, PubMed:23085020). Required for timely anaphase onset during mitosis, when chromosomes undergo bipolar attachment on spindle microtubules leading to silencing of the spindle checkpoint (PubMed:17093495). The SKA1 complex is a direct component of the kinetochore-microtubule interface and directly associates with microtubules as oligomeric assemblies (PubMed:19289083). The complex facilitates the processive movement of microspheres along a microtubule in a depolymerization-coupled manner (PubMed:17093495, PubMed:19289083). In the complex, it is required for SKA1 localization (PubMed:19289083). Affinity for microtubules is synergistically enhanced in the presence of the ndc-80 complex and may allow the ndc-80 complex to track depolymerizing microtubules (PubMed:23085020). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17093495, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19289083, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23085020}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 4019
- Expression level (log2 read counts): 5.74
SKA2 Expression in NALM6 Cells: 5.74
