SPICE is a family of proteins found in chordates. It localises to spindle microtubules in mitosis and to centrioles throughout the cell cycle. Deletion of SPICE compromises the architecture of spindles, the integrity of the spindle pole and the process of aligning chromosomes on the spindle (chromosome congression) [1].

1: SPICE--a previously uncharacterized protein required for centriole duplication and mitotic chromosome congression. Archinti M, Lacasa C, Teixido-Travesa N, Luders J; J Cell Sci. 2010;123:3039-3046. PMID:20736305