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Facts about Kinesin-1 heavy chain.
Regulates centrosome and nuclear positioning during mitotic entry. During the G2 stage of the cell cycle at a BICD2-dependent manner, antagonizes dynein function and drives the separation of nuclei and centrosomes (PubMed:20386726).
Human | |
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Gene Name: | KIF5B |
Uniprot: | P33176 |
Entrez: | 3799 |
Belongs to: |
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TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily |
Conventional kinesin heavy chain; kinesin family member 5B; kinesin-1 heavy chain; KNS1kinesin 1 (110-120kD); KNSKINH; Ubiquitous kinesin heavy chain; UKHCkinesin heavy chain
Mass (kDA):
109.685 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 10p11.22 |
Sequence: | 10; NC_000010.11 (32009015..32056425, complement) |
Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Uniformly distributed between soma and neurites in hippocampal neurons.
PMID: 1607388 by Navone F., et al. Cloning and expression of a human kinesin heavy chain gene: interaction of the COOH-terminal domain with cytoplasmic microtubules in transfected CV-1 cells.
PMID: 15459722 by Su Q., et al. Syntabulin is a microtubule-associated protein implicated in syntaxin transport in neurons.