NameKinesin-like protein KIF2C
Synonyms
  • Kinesin-like protein 6
  • KNSL6
  • MCAK
  • Mitotic centromere-associated kinesin
Gene NameKIF2C
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009541|Kinesin-like protein KIF2C
MAMDSSLQARLFPGLAIKIQRSNGLIHSANVRTVNLEKSCVSVEWAEGGATKGKEIDFDD
VAAINPELLQLLPLHPKDNLPLQENVTIQKQKRRSVNSKIPAPKESLRSRSTRMSTVSEL
RITAQENDMEVELPAAANSRKQFSVPPAPTRPSCPAVAEIPLRMVSEEMEEQVHSIRGSS
SANPVNSVRRKSCLVKEVEKMKNKREEKKAQNSEMRMKRAQEYDSSFPNWEFARMIKEFR
ATLECHPLTMTDPIEEHRICVCVRKRPLNKQELAKKEIDVISIPSKCLLLVHEPKLKVDL
TKYLENQAFCFDFAFDETASNEVVYRFTARPLVQTIFEGGKATCFAYGQTGSGKTHTMGG
DLSGKAQNASKGIYAMASRDVFLLKNQPCYRKLGLEVYVTFFEIYNGKLFDLLNKKAKLR
VLEDGKQQVQVVGLQEHLVNSADDVIKMIDMGSACRTSGQTFANSNSSRSHACFQIILRA
KGRMHGKFSLVDLAGNERGADTSSADRQTRMEGAEINKSLLALKECIRALGQNKAHTPFR
ESKLTQVLRDSFIGENSRTCMIATISPGISSCEYTLNTLRYADRVKELSPHSGPSGEQLI
QMETEEMEACSNGALIPGNLSKEEEELSSQMSSFNEAMTQIRELEEKAMEELKEIIQQGP
DWLELSEMTEQPDYDLETFVNKAESALAQQAKHFSALRDVIKALRLAMQLEEQASRQISS
KKRPQ
Number of residues725
Molecular Weight81312.16
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • centromeric DNA binding
  • ATPase activity
  • microtubule plus-end binding
  • microtubule motor activity
  • ATP binding
Processes
  • microtubule depolymerization
  • blood coagulation
  • small GTPase mediated signal transduction
  • establishment or maintenance of microtubule cytoskeleton polarity
  • cell division
  • regulation of chromosome segregation
  • cell proliferation
  • mitotic nuclear division
  • antigen processing and presentation of exogenous peptide antigen via MHC class II
  • mitotic cell cycle
  • microtubule-based movement
  • mitotic metaphase plate congression
Components
  • microtubule cytoskeleton
  • microtubule plus-end
  • nucleus
  • cytosol
  • chromosome, centromeric region
  • membrane
  • kinesin complex
  • condensed chromosome kinetochore
General FunctionMicrotubule plus-end binding
Specific FunctionIn complex with KIF18B, constitutes the major microtubule plus-end depolymerizing activity in mitotic cells. Regulates the turnover of microtubules at the kinetochore and functions in chromosome segregation during mitosis.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ99661
UniProtKB Entry NameKIF2C_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017491|Kinesin-like protein KIF2C (KIF2C)
ATGGCCATGGACTCGTCGCTTCAGGCCCGCCTGTTTCCCGGTCTCGCTATCAAGATCCAA
CGCAGTAATGGTTTAATTCACAGTGCCAATGTAAGGACTGTGAACTTGGAGAAATCCTGT
GTTTCAGTGGAATGGGCAGAAGGAGGTGCCACAAAGGGCAAAGAGATTGATTTTGATGAT
GTGGCTGCAATAAACCCAGAACTCTTACAGCTTCTTCCCTTACATCCGAAGGACAATCTG
CCCTTGCAGGAAAATGTAACAATCCAGAAACAAAAACGGAGATCCGTCAACTCCAAAATT
CCTGCTCCAAAAGAAAGTCTTCGAAGCCGCTCCACTCGCATGTCCACTGTCTCAGAGCTT
CGCATCACGGCTCAGGAGAATGACATGGAGGTGGAGCTGCCTGCAGCTGCAAACTCCCGC
AAGCAGTTTTCAGTTCCTCTTCGGAGGAAATCATGTCTTGTGAAGGAAGTGGAAAAAATG
AAGAACAAGCGAGAAGAGAAGAAGGCCCAGAACTCTGAAATGAGAATGAAGAGAGCTCAG
GAGTATGACAGTAGTTTTCCAAACTGGGAATTTGCCCGAATGATTAAAGAATTTCGGGCT
ACTTTGGAATGTCATCCACTTACTATGACTGATCCTATCGAAGAGCACAGAATATGTGTC
TGTGTTAGGAAACGCCCACTGAATAAGCAAGAATTGGCCAAGAAAGAAATTGATGTGATT
TCCATTCCTAGCAAGTGTCTCCTCTTGGTACATGAACCCAAGTTGAAAGTGGACTTAACA
AAGTATCTGGAGAACCAAGCATTCTGCTTTGACTTTGCATTTGATGAAACAGCTTCGAAT
GAAGTTGTCTACAGGTTCACAGCAAGGCCACTGGTACAGACAATCTTTGAAGGTGGAAAA
GCAACTTGTTTTGCATATGGCCAGACAGGAAGTGGCAAGACACATACTATGGGCGGAGAC
CTCTCTGGGAAAGCCCAGAATGCATCCAAAGGGATCTATGCCATGGCCTCCCGGGACGTC
TTCCTCCTGAAGAATCAACCCTGCTACCGGAAGTTGGGCCTGGAAGTCTATGTGACATTC
TTCGAGATCTACAATGGGAAGCTGTTTGACCTGCTCAACAAGAAGGCCAAGCTGCGCGTG
CTGGAGGACGGCAAGCAACAGGTGCAAGTGGTGGGGCTGCAGGAGCATCTGGTTAACTCT
GCTGATGATGTCATCAAGATGATCGACATGGGCAGCGCCTGCAGAACCTCTGGGCAGACA
TTTGCCAACTCCAATTCCTCCCGCTCCCACGCGTGCTTCCAAATTATTCTTCGAGCTAAA
GGGAGAATGCATGGCAAGTTCTCTTTGGTAGATCTGGCAGGGAATGAGCGAGGCGCGGAC
ACTTCCAGTGCTGACCGGCAGACCCGCATGGAGGGCGCAGAAATCAACAAGAGTCTCTTA
GCCCTGAAGGAGTGCATCAGGGCCCTGGGACAGAACAAGGCTCACACCCCGTTCCGTGAG
AGCAAGCTGACACAGGTGCTGAGGGACTCCTTCATTGGGGAGAACTCTAGGACTTGCATG
ATTGCCACGATCTCACCAGGCATAAGCTCCTGTGAATATACTTTAAACACCCTGAGATAT
GCAGACAGGGTCAAGGAGCTGAGCCCCCACAGTGGGCCCAGTGGAGAGCAGTTGATTCAA
ATGGAAACAGAAGAGATGGAAGCCTGCTCTAACGGGGCGCTGATTCCAGGCAATTTATCC
AAGGAAGAGGAGGAACTGTCTTCCCAGATGTCCAGCTTTAACGAAGCCATGACTCAGATC
AGGGAGCTGGAGGAGAAGGCTATGGAAGAGCTCAAGGAGATCATACAGCAAGGACCAGAC
TGGCTTGAGCTCTCTGAGATGACCGAGCAGCCAGACTATGACCTGGAGACCTTTGTGAAC
AAAGCGGAATCTGCTCTGGCCCAGCAAGCCAAGCATTTCTCAGCCCTGCGAGATGTCATC
AAGGCCTTGCGCCTGGCCATGCAGCTGGAAGAGCAGGCTAGCAGACAAATAAGCAGCAAG
AAACGGCCCCAGTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:6393
Chromosome Location1
LocusNot Available
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