Kif2a Products

Description

Kif2a is a kinesin-like motor protein that depolymerizes microtubules. It is found in several vertebrate cell types but is most strongly expressed in neuronal cells. In dividing cells it is required for bipolar mitotic spindle formation and chromosome segregation. In neuronal cells it is involved in neurite outgrowth.

Bioinformatics

Entrez	16563 Mouse 3796 Human 84391 Rat
Uniprot	AAH31828 Human AAH31828.1 Human NP_004511 Human O00139 Human
Product By Gene ID	3796
Alternate Names	hK2 HK2 KIF2kinesin-2 kinesin heavy chain member 2 kinesin heavy chain member 2A Kinesin, heavy chain, 2 Kinesin-2 kinesin-like protein KIF2A KNS2

Research Areas for Kif2a

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Kif2a and MT-Destabilization during Mitosis Kif2a belongs to the Kinesin-13 microtubule depolymerase family that includes members Kif2a, Kif2b, and Kif2c. These proteins are capable of depolymerizing microtubules (MTs) at their ends. During mitotic cell division, Kif2a specifically localizes to...    Read more.

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