NameKinesin-like protein KIF18A
Synonyms
  • Marrow stromal KIF18A
  • MS-KIF18A
Gene NameKIF18A
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017699|Kinesin-like protein KIF18A
MSVTEEDLCHHMKVVVRVRPENTKEKAAGFHKVVHVVDKHILVFDPKQEEVSFFHGKKTT
NQNVIKKQNKDLKFVFDAVFDETSTQSEVFEHTTKPILRSFLNGYNCTVLAYGATGAGKT
HTMLGSADEPGVMYLTMLHLYKCMDEIKEEKICSTAVSYLEVYNEQIRDLLVNSGPLAVR
EDTQKGVVVHGLTLHQPKSSEEILHLLDNGNKNRTQHPTDMNATSSRSHAVFQIYLRQQD
KTASINQNVRIAKMSLIDLAGSERASTSGAKGTRFVEGTNINRSLLALGNVINALADSKR
KNQHIPYRNSKLTRLLKDSLGGNCQTIMIAAVSPSSVFYDDTYNTLKYANRAKDIKSSLK
SNVLNVNNHITQYVKICNEQKAEILLLKEKLKAYEEQKAFTNENDQAKLMISNPQEKEIE
RFQEILNCLFQNREEIRQEYLKLEMLLKENELKSFYQQQCHKQIEMMCSEDKVEKATGKR
DHRLAMLKTRRSYLEKRREEELKQFDENTNWLHRVEKEMGLLSQNGHIPKELKKDLHCHH
LHLQNKDLKAQIRHMMDLACLQEQQHRQTEAVLNALLPTLRKQYCTLKEAGLSNAAFESD
FKEIEHLVERKKVVVWADQTAEQPKQNDLPGISVLMTFPQLGPVQPIPCCSSSGGTNLVK
IPTEKRTRRKLMPSPLKGQHTLKSPPSQSVQLNDSLSKELQPIVYTPEDCRKAFQNPSTV
TLMKPSSFTTSFQAISSNINSDNCLKMLCEVAIPHNRRKECGQEDLDSTFTICEDIKSSK
CKLPEQESLPNDNKDILQRLDPSSFSTKHSMPVPSMVPSYMAMTTAAKRKRKLTSSTSNS
SLTADVNSGFAKRVRQDNSSEKHLQENKPTMEHKRNICKINPSMVRKFGRNISKGNLR
Number of residues898
Molecular Weight102280.305
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • ATP binding
  • ATP-dependent microtubule motor activity, plus-end-directed
  • actin binding
  • microtubule plus-end binding
  • tubulin-dependent ATPase activity
  • ubiquitin binding
  • microtubule binding
Processes
  • microtubule-based movement
  • blood coagulation
  • mitotic metaphase plate congression
  • microtubule depolymerization
  • protein transport
  • regulation of microtubule cytoskeleton organization
  • small GTPase mediated signal transduction
  • male meiosis
  • mitotic sister chromatid segregation
  • antigen processing and presentation of exogenous peptide antigen via MHC class II
  • mitotic cell cycle
  • seminiferous tubule development
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • ruffle
  • kinesin complex
  • microtubule cytoskeleton
  • kinetochore
  • mitotic spindle midzone
  • nucleus
  • cytosol
  • kinetochore microtubule
  • caveola
  • microtubule organizing center
General FunctionUbiquitin binding
Specific FunctionMicrotubule-depolymerizing kinesin which plays a role in chromosome congression by reducing the amplitude of preanaphase oscillations and slowing poleward movement during anaphase, thus suppressing chromosome movements. May stabilize the CENPE-BUB1B complex at the kinetochores during early mitosis and maintains CENPE levels at kinetochores during chromosome congression.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ8NI77
UniProtKB Entry NameKI18A_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell projection
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017700|Kinesin-like protein KIF18A (KIF18A)
ATGTCTGTCACTGAGGAAGACCTGTGCCACCATATGAAAGTAGTAGTTCGTGTACGTCCG
GAAAACACTAAAGAAAAAGCAGCTGGATTTCATAAAGTGGTTCATGTTGTGGATAAACAT
ATCCTAGTTTTTGATCCCAAACAAGAAGAAGTCAGTTTTTTCCATGGAAAGAAAACTACA
AATCAAAATGTTATAAAGAAACAAAATAAGGATCTTAAATTTGTATTTGATGCTGTTTTT
GATGAAACGTCAACTCAGTCAGAAGTTTTTGAACACACTACTAAGCCAATTCTTCGTAGT
TTTTTGAATGGATATAATTGCACAGTACTTGCCTATGGTGCCACTGGTGCTGGGAAGACC
CACACTATGCTAGGATCAGCTGATGAACCTGGAGTGATGTATCTAACAATGTTACACCTT
TACAAATGCATGGATGAGATTAAAGAAGAGAAAATATGTAGTACTGCAGTTTCATATCTG
GAGGTATATAATGAACAGATTCGTGATCTCTTAGTAAATTCAGGGCCACTTGCTGTCCGG
GAAGATACCCAAAAAGGGGTGGTCGTTCATGGACTTACTTTACACCAGCCCAAATCCTCA
GAAGAAATTTTACATTTATTGGATAATGGAAACAAAAACAGGACACAACATCCCACTGAT
ATGAATGCCACATCTTCTCGTTCTCATGCTGTTTTCCAAATTTACTTGCGACAACAAGAC
AAAACAGCAAGTATCAATCAAAATGTCCGTATTGCCAAGATGTCACTCATTGACCTGGCA
GGATCTGAGCGAGCAAGTACTTCCGGTGCTAAGGGGACCCGATTTGTAGAAGGCACAAAT
ATTAATAGATCACTTTTAGCTCTTGGGAATGTCATCAATGCCTTAGCAGATTCAAAGAGA
AAGAATCAGCATATCCCTTACAGAAATAGTAAGCTTACTCGCTTGTTAAAGGATTCTCTT
GGAGGAAACTGTCAAACTATAATGATAGCTGCTGTTAGTCCTTCCTCTGTATTCTACGAT
GACACATATAACACTCTTAAGTATGCTAACCGGGCAAAGGACATTAAATCTTCTTTGAAG
AGCAATGTTCTTAATGTCAATAATCATATAACTCAATATGTAAAGATCTGTAATGAGCAG
AAGGCAGAGATTTTATTGTTAAAAGAAAAACTAAAAGCCTATGAAGAACAGAAAGCCTTC
ACTAATGAAAATGACCAAGCAAAGTTAATGATTTCAAACCCTCAGGAAAAAGAAATCGAA
AGGTTTCAAGAAATCCTGAACTGCTTGTTCCAGAATCGAGAAGAAATTAGACAAGAATAT
CTGAAGTTGGAAATGTTACTTAAAGAAAATGAACTTAAATCATTCTACCAACAACAGTGC
CATAAACAAATAGAAATGATGTGTTCTGAAGACAAAGTAGAAAAGGCCACTGGAAAACGA
GATCATAGACTTGCAATGTTGAAAACTCGTCGCTCCTACCTGGAGAAAAGGAGGGAGGAG
GAATTGAAGCAATTTGATGAGAATACTAATTGGCTCCATCGTGTCGAAAAAGAAATGGGA
CTCTTAAGTCAAAACGGTCATATTCCAAAGGAACTCAAGAAAGATCTTCATTGTCACCAT
TTGCACCTCCAGAACAAAGATTTGAAAGCACAAATTAGACATATGATGGATCTAGCTTGT
CTTCAGGAACAGCAACACAGGCAGACTGAAGCAGTATTGAATGCTTTACTTCCAACCCTA
AGAAAACAATATTGCACATTAAAAGAAGCCGGCCTGTCAAATGCTGCTTTTGAATCTGAC
TTCAAAGAGATCGAACATTTGGTAGAGAGGAAAAAAGTGGTAGTTTGGGCTGACCAAACT
GCCGAACAACCAAAGCAAAACGATCTACCAGGGATTTCTGTTCTTATGACCTTTCCACAA
CTTGGACCAGTTCAGCCTATTCCTTGTTGCTCATCTTCAGGTGGAACTAATCTGGTTAAG
ATTCCTACAGAAAAAAGAACTCGGAGAAAACTAATGCCATCTCCCTTGAAAGGACAGCAT
ACTCTAAAGTCTCCACCATCTCAAAGTGTGCAGCTCAATGATTCTCTTAGCAAAGAACTT
CAGCCTATTGTATATACACCAGAAGACTGTAGAAAAGCTTTTCAAAATCCGTCTACAGTA
ACCTTAATGAAACCATCATCATTTACTACAAGTTTTCAGGCTATCAGCTCAAACATAAAC
AGTGATAATTGTCTGAAAATGTTGTGTGAAGTAGCTATCCCTCATAATAGAAGAAAAGAA
TGTGGACAGGAGGACTTGGACTCTACATTTACTATATGTGAAGACATCAAGAGCTCGAAG
TGTAAATTACCCGAACAAGAATCACTACCAAATGATAACAAAGACATTTTACAACGGCTT
GATCCTTCTTCATTCTCAACTAAGCATTCTATGCCTGTACCAAGCATGGTGCCATCCTAC
ATGGCAATGACTACTGCTGCCAAAAGGAAACGGAAATTAACAAGTTCTACATCAAACAGT
TCGTTAACTGCAGACGTAAATTCTGGATTTGCCAAACGTGTTCGACAAGATAATTCAAGT
GAGAAGCACTTACAAGAAAACAAACCAACAATGGAACATAAAAGAAACATCTGTAAAATA
AATCCAAGCATGGTTAGAAAATTTGGAAGAAATATTTCAAAAGGAAATCTAAGATAA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:29441
Chromosome Location11
LocusNot Available
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