Centromeric histone H3-like protein; associates with promoters, accessible chromatin, and RNAPII-bound regions; phosphorylated Cse4p associates with centromeres; required for kinetochore function; Ipl1p-dependent phosphorylation destabilizes defective kinetochores promoting bi-orientation; increases association of Sgo1p with centromeric chromatin; proteolysis regulated by multiple E3 ligases, resulting in faithful chromosome segregation; CSE4 complements mutations in the human homolog CENPA
