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KIF5B

Kinesin family member 5B (KIF5B) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KIF5B gene. It is part of the kinesin family of motor proteins.

Last revised
Jul 6, 2026
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≈ 5 min
Length
1,172 w
Citations
18
Source
KIF5B
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesKIF5B, HEL-S-61, KINH, KNS, KNS1, UKHC, kinesin family member 5B
External IDsOMIM: 602809; MGI: 1098268; HomoloGene: 55829; GeneCards: KIF5B; OMA:KIF5B - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004521

NM_008448

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004512

NP_032474

Location (UCSC)Chr 10: 32.01 – 32.06 MbChr 18: 6.2 – 6.24 Mb
PubMed search34
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Kinesin family member 5B (KIF5B) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KIF5B gene.56 It is part of the kinesin family of motor proteins.

Interactions

KIF5B has been shown to interact with:

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000170759Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000006740Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Navone F, Niclas J, Hom-Booher N, Sparks L, Bernstein HD, McCaffrey G, Vale RD (Jun 1992). "Cloning and expression of a human kinesin heavy chain gene: interaction of the COOH-terminal domain with cytoplasmic microtubules in transfected CV-1 cells". The Journal of Cell Biology. 117 (6): 1263–75. doi:10.1083/jcb.117.6.1263. PMC 2289507. PMID 1607388.
  6. "Entrez Gene: KIF5B kinesin family member 5B".
  7. Diefenbach RJ, Diefenbach E, Douglas MW, Cunningham AL (Dec 2002). "The heavy chain of conventional kinesin interacts with the SNARE proteins SNAP25 and SNAP23". Biochemistry. 41 (50): 14906–15. doi:10.1021/bi026417u. PMID 12475239.
  8. Rahman A, Friedman DS, Goldstein LS (Jun 1998). "Two kinesin light chain genes in mice. Identification and characterization of the encoded proteins". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273 (25): 15395–403. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.25.15395. PMID 9624122.
  9. Rahman A, Kamal A, Roberts EA, Goldstein LS (Sep 1999). "Defective kinesin heavy chain behavior in mouse kinesin light chain mutants". The Journal of Cell Biology. 146 (6): 1277–88. doi:10.1083/jcb.146.6.1277. PMC 2156125. PMID 10491391.
  10. Ichimura T, Wakamiya-Tsuruta A, Itagaki C, Taoka M, Hayano T, Natsume T, Isobe T (Apr 2002). "Phosphorylation-dependent interaction of kinesin light chain 2 and the 14-3-3 protein". Biochemistry. 41 (17): 5566–72. doi:10.1021/bi015946f. PMID 11969417.
Further reading

Further reading

External links
  • Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: P33176 (Kinesin-1 heavy chain) at the PDBe-KB.