Using a previously isolated mouse centromere protein A (Cenpa) probe, we have 
localized the gene to the proximal region of mouse Chromosome 5, between the 
known Il6 and Yes1 loci near [Adra2C-D5H4S43-Hdh]. Comparison of this 
localization with that of human CENPA, which maps to chromosome 2, is consistent 
with the presence of a new region of conserved synteny between the two species.