Pericentrin Recombinant Rabbit mAb (S-1579-144)

Pericentrin (PCNT, also called kendrin or pericentrin-B) is a large, highly conserved coiled-coil scaffold protein encoded by the PCNT gene on chromosome 21, which localizes to the centrosome and pericentriolar material (PCM) via its C-terminal PACT domain, anchoring γ-tubulin complexes and other regulatory proteins to organize microtubule nucleation and anchoring, thereby orchestrating centrosome assembly, mitotic spindle formation, cell-cycle progression and primary cilium biogenesis; mutations or dysregulation of PCNT underlie disorders such as microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II, Seckel syndrome, ciliopathies, and have been linked to cancer, mental disorders and altered insulin secretion in β-cells.