Kinesin-7/CENP-E

CENP-E/KIF10 is a kinesin-7 kinetochore motor that positions chromosomes at the metaphase plate and supports kinetochore-microtubule attachment during mitosis^[1]^[2]. Mechanistically, CENP-E acts in chromosome congression, bioriented spindle attachment, and spindle assembly checkpoint control, because CENP-E loss produces aligned and unaligned chromosomes with mitotic arrest^[2]^[3]. CENP-E also behaves as a processive microtubule plus-end motor and a bidirectional tracker of dynamic microtubule tips, linking chromosome movement with stable kinetochore-microtubule end attachment^[4]. In meiotic models, CENP-E inhibition or depletion causes chromosome misalignment, metaphase arrest, spindle elongation, spindle disorganization, and chromosome instability in mouse spermatocytes^[5]. Compared with related mitotic motors, Kid and CENP-E make different contributions to chromosome congression, and CENP-E can suppress congression when microtubules remain short and unstable^[6]. Recent cancer-cell data further distinguish CENP-E from KIF18A, because KIF18A promotes chromosome congression in cooperation with CENP-E downstream of CENP-C^[7]. For experimental applications, GSK923295 inhibits CENP-E ATPase activity, locks the motor domain on microtubules, disrupts metaphase chromosome alignment, induces mitotic arrest, and supports aneuploidy-generation assays^[8]^[9].

References:

[1]. Wood KW, et al. CENP-E is a plus end-directed kinetochore motor required for metaphase chromosome alignment. Cell. 1997 Oct 31;91(3):357-66. [Content Brief]

[2]. Schaar BT, et al. CENP-E function at kinetochores is essential for chromosome alignment. J Cell Biol. 1997 Dec 15;139(6):1373-82. [Content Brief]

[3]. McEwen BF, et al. CENP-E is essential for reliable bioriented spindle attachment, but chromosome alignment can be achieved via redundant mechanisms in mammalian cells. Mol Biol Cell. 2001 Sep;12(9):2776-89. [Content Brief]

[4]. Gudimchuk N, et al. Kinetochore kinesin CENP-E is a processive bi-directional tracker of dynamic microtubule tips. Nat Cell Biol. 2013 Sep;15(9):1079-1088. [Content Brief]

[5]. She ZY, et al. Kinesin-7 CENP-E is essential for chromosome alignment and spindle assembly of mouse spermatocytes. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Res. 2022 Sep;1869(9):119306. [Content Brief]

[6]. Iemura K, et al. Chromokinesin Kid and kinetochore kinesin CENP-E differentially support chromosome congression without end-on attachment to microtubules. Nat Commun. 2015 Mar 6;6:6447. [Content Brief]

[7]. Miao J, et al. KIF18A promotes chromosome congression in cooperation with CENP-E downstream of CENP-C. Cell Rep. 2025 Nov 25;44(11):116515. [Content Brief]

[8]. Wood KW, et al. Antitumor activity of an allosteric inhibitor of centromere-associated protein-E. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Mar 30;107(13):5839-44. [Content Brief]

[9]. Bennett A, et al. Cenp-E inhibitor GSK923295: Novel synthetic route and use as a tool to generate aneuploidy. Oncotarget. 2015 Aug 28;6(25):20921-32. [Content Brief]

Kinesin-7/CENP-E Inhibitors (5)

Kinesin-7/CENP-E Related Products (5):

By Type:	Selective (3)

Cat. No.	Product Name	Effect	Purity

HY-10299

GSK-923295	Inhibitor	99.95%
GSK-923295 is a special, allosteric inhibitor of centromere-associated protein-E (CENP-E) kinesin motor ATPase activity, with K_i of 3.2±0.2 nM and 1.6± 0.1 nM for human and canine, respectively.

HY-19530

PF-2771	Inhibitor	99.66%
PF-2771 is a potent and selective centromere protein E (CENP-E) inhibitor, inhibiting CENP-E motor activity with an IC₅₀ of 16.1 nM; PF-2771 is used as an anticancer agent.

HY-121569

Syntelin	Inhibitor	98.25%
Syntelin is a selective centromere protein E (CENP-E) inhibitor with IC₅₀ at 160 nM. Syntelin has antitumor activity.

HY-161897

CENP-E-IN-2	Inhibitor
CENP-E-IN-2 (compound 3) is a photoswitchable CENP-E inhibitor, with the pIC₅₀ of 6.82 without light illumination and 5.85 with 365 nm light illumination. CENP-E-IN-2 has antitumor activity.

HY-161898

CENP-E-IN-3	Inhibitor
CENP-E-IN-3 (compound 4) is a potent CENP-E inhibitor. CENP-E-IN-3 has the potential for the research of cancer.

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