Spc19 is a component of the DASH complex. The DASH complex associates with the spindle pole body and is important for spindle and kinetochore integrity during cell division [1][2].

1: The mitotic spindle is required for loading of the DASH complex onto the kinetochore. Li Y, Bachant J, Alcasabas AA, Wang Y, Qin J, Elledge SJ; Genes Dev 2002;16:183-197. PMID:11799062

2: Four new subunits of the Dam1-Duo1 complex reveal novel functions in sister kinetochore biorientation. Janke C, Ortiz J, Tanaka TU, Lechner J, Schiebel E; EMBO J 2002;21:181-193. PMID:11782438