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SG ID
SG00000340 
UniProt Accession
Theoretical PI
8.73  
Molecular Weight
25742 Da  
Genbank Nucleotide ID
Genbank Protein ID
Gene Name
Spc25 
Gene Synonyms/Alias
Cal2, mitch 
Protein Name
Kinetochore protein Spc25 
Protein Synonyms/Alias
Chromosome alignment defect 2; Mitotic chaos; 
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) 
NCBI Taxonomy ID
7227 
Chromosome Location
chr:3R;8787474-8788975;1
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Description
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The information of related literatures
1. B. Williams, G. Leung, H. Maiato, A. Wong, Z. Li, E. V. Williams, C. Kirkpatrick, C. F. Aquadro, C. L. Rieder and M. L. Goldberg (2007) Mitch a rapidly evolving component of the Ndc80 kinetochore complex required for correct chromosome segregation in Drosophila. J Cell Sci 120(Pt 20): 3522-33. 

Abstract
We identified an essential kinetochore protein, Mitch, from a genetic screen in D. melanogaster. Mitch localizes to the kinetochore, and its targeting is independent of microtubules (MTs) and several other known kinetochore components. Animals carrying mutations in mitch die as late third-instar larvae; mitotic neuroblasts in larval brains exhibit high levels of aneuploidy. Analysis of fixed D. melanogaster brains and mitch RNAi in cultured cells, as well as video recordings of cultured mitch mutant neuroblasts, reveal that chromosome alignment in mitch mutants is compromised during spindle formation, with many chromosomes displaying persistent mono-orientation. These misalignments lead to aneuploidy during anaphase. Mutations in mitch also disrupt chromosome behavior during both meiotic divisions in spermatocytes PMID: [17895365] 

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Ref: B. Williams, G. Leung, H. Maiato, A. Wong, Z. Li, E. V. Williams, C. Kirkpatrick, C. F. Aquadro, C. L. Rieder and M. L. Goldberg (2007) Mitch a rapidly evolving component of the Ndc80 kinetochore complex required for correct chromosome segregation in Drosophila. J Cell Sci 120(Pt 20): 3522-33. PMID: [17895365]
Ref: B. Williams, G. Leung, H. Maiato, A. Wong, Z. Li, E. V. Williams, C. Kirkpatrick, C. F. Aquadro, C. L. Rieder and M. L. Goldberg (2007) Mitch a rapidly evolving component of the Ndc80 kinetochore complex required for correct chromosome segregation in Drosophila. J Cell Sci 120(Pt 20): 3522-33. PMID: [17895365]
Ref: B. Williams, G. Leung, H. Maiato, A. Wong, Z. Li, E. V. Williams, C. Kirkpatrick, C. F. Aquadro, C. L. Rieder and M. L. Goldberg (2007) Mitch a rapidly evolving component of the Ndc80 kinetochore complex required for correct chromosome segregation in Drosophila. J Cell Sci 120(Pt 20): 3522-33. PMID: [17895365]
Ref: B. Williams, G. Leung, H. Maiato, A. Wong, Z. Li, E. V. Williams, C. Kirkpatrick, C. F. Aquadro, C. L. Rieder and M. L. Goldberg (2007) Mitch a rapidly evolving component of the Ndc80 kinetochore complex required for correct chromosome segregation in Drosophila. J Cell Sci 120(Pt 20): 3522-33. PMID: [17895365]
Ref: B. Williams, G. Leung, H. Maiato, A. Wong, Z. Li, E. V. Williams, C. Kirkpatrick, C. F. Aquadro, C. L. Rieder and M. L. Goldberg (2007) Mitch a rapidly evolving component of the Ndc80 kinetochore complex required for correct chromosome segregation in Drosophila. J Cell Sci 120(Pt 20): 3522-33. PMID: [17895365]
Ref: B. Williams, G. Leung, H. Maiato, A. Wong, Z. Li, E. V. Williams, C. Kirkpatrick, C. F. Aquadro, C. L. Rieder and M. L. Goldberg (2007) Mitch a rapidly evolving component of the Ndc80 kinetochore complex required for correct chromosome segregation in Drosophila. J Cell Sci 120(Pt 20): 3522-33. PMID: [17895365]
Ref: B. Williams, G. Leung, H. Maiato, A. Wong, Z. Li, E. V. Williams, C. Kirkpatrick, C. F. Aquadro, C. L. Rieder and M. L. Goldberg (2007) Mitch a rapidly evolving component of the Ndc80 kinetochore complex required for correct chromosome segregation in Drosophila. J Cell Sci 120(Pt 20): 3522-33. PMID: [17895365]
Function
Acts as a component of the essential kinetochore-associated Ndc80 complex, which is required for chromosomesegregation and spindle checkpoint activity during meiosis andmitosis. Required for kinetochore integrity and the organizationof stable microtubule binding sites in the outer plate of thekinetochore. Participates in SAC signaling that respondsspecifically to disruptions in spindle microtubule dynamics. 
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Subcellular Location
Nucleus. Chromosome, centromere,kinetochore. Note=Independent of microtubules (MTs) and severalother known kinetochore components. Ndc80 complex has polarorientation along the spindle axis. 
Tissue Specificity
 
Gene Ontology
GO IDGO termEvidence
GO:0000777 C:condensed chromosome kinetochore IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
GO:0031262 C:Ndc80 complex IDA:FlyBase.
GO:0005634 C:nucleus IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
GO:0051301 P:cell division IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
GO:0051311 P:meiotic metaphase plate congression IMP:UniProtKB.
GO:0000212 P:meiotic spindle organization IMP:UniProtKB.
GO:0007080 P:mitotic metaphase plate congression IMP:FlyBase.
GO:0007052 P:mitotic spindle organization IMP:FlyBase.
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Pfam
SMART
PROSITE
PRINTS
Created Date
18-Oct-2012 
Record Type
Experiment identified 
Protein sequence Annotation
CHAIN         1    222       Kinetochore protein Spc25.
                             /FTId=PRO_0000392420.
COILED       51     86       Potential.
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Nucleotide Sequence
Length: 953 bp   Go to nucleotide: FASTA
Protein Sequence
Length: 222 bp   Go to amino acid: FASTA
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