NNF1 is an essential yeast gene that is necessary for chromosome segregation. It is associated with the spindle poles [1] and forms part of a kinetochore subcomplex called MIND [2].

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2: Hierarchical assembly of the budding yeast kinetochore from multiple subcomplexes. De Wulf P, McAinsh AD, Sorger PK; Genes Dev 2003;17:2902-2921. PMID:14633972

3: Phylogenetic and structural analysis of centromeric DNA and kinetochore proteins. Meraldi P, McAinsh AD, Rheinbay E, Sorger PK; Genome Biol. 2006;7:R23. PMID:16563186