KIF18B

Kinesin family member 18B (KIF18B), also known as kinesin-8, is a human protein encoded by the KIF18B gene. It is part of the kinesin family of motor proteins.

KIF18B
Identifiers
Aliases	KIF18B, kinesin family member 18B
External IDs	OMIM: 614570; MGI: 2446979; HomoloGene: 15214; GeneCards: KIF18B; OMA:KIF18B - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 17 (human)[1] Band 17q21.31 Start 44,924,709 bp[1] End 44,947,773 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 11 (mouse)[2] Band 11|11 E1 Start 102,796,355 bp[2] End 102,815,950 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in trabecular bone ventricular zone secondary oocyte embryo thymus ganglionic eminence gingival epithelium bone marrow mucosa of transverse colon gonad Top expressed in zygote tail of embryo ventricular zone hand genital tubercle epiblast spermatid yolk sac oocyte primary oocyte More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function nucleotide binding microtubule binding protein binding kinesin binding cytoskeletal motor activity ATP binding microtubule motor activity ATPase activity plus-end-directed microtubule motor activity Cellular component cytoplasm microtubule end kinesin complex astral microtubule microtubule plus-end microtubule cytoskeleton nucleus cytosol nuclear body mitotic spindle astral microtubule mitotic spindle midzone Biological process regulation of cell division cell division microtubule-based movement mitotic sister chromatid segregation cell cycle microtubule depolymerization mitotic cell cycle Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 146909 70218 Ensembl ENSG00000186185 ENSMUSG00000051378 UniProt Q86Y91 Q6PFD6 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001080443 NM_001264573 NM_001265577 NM_197959 RefSeq (protein) NP_001251503 NP_001252506 NP_932063 Location (UCSC) Chr 17: 44.92 – 44.95 Mb Chr 11: 102.8 – 102.82 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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