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CEP55

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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Centrosomal protein of 55 kDa (Cep55) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CEP55 gene.

Cep55 is a mitotic phosphoprotein that plays a key role in cytokinesis, the final stage of cell division. and cilia formation in neural stem cells.

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