Necessary for centrosome duplication; the function also seems to involve CEP63, CDK5RAP2 and WDR62 through a stepwise assembled complex at the centrosome that recruits CDK2 required for centriole duplication (PubMed:26297806). Acts as a molecular scaffold facilitating the interaction of PLK4 and CPAP, 2 molecules involved in centriole formation (PubMed:20852615, PubMed:21059844). Proposed to snatch PLK4 away from PLK4:CEP92 complexes in early G1 daughter centriole and to reposition PLK4 at the outer boundary of a newly forming CEP152 ring structure (PubMed:24997597). Also plays a key role in deuterosome-mediated centriole amplification in multiciliated that can generate more than 100 centrioles (By similarity). Overexpression of CEP152 can drive amplification of centrioles (PubMed:20852615). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A2AUM9, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q498G2, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20852615, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21059844, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21131973}. This is the function of Ensembl gene identifier ENSG00000103995 (CEP152, centrosomal protein 152).