KIF6

KIF6
Identifiers
Aliases	KIF6, C6orf102, dJ1043E3.1, dJ137F1.4, dJ188D3.1, kinesin family member 6
External IDs	OMIM: 613919; MGI: 1098238; HomoloGene: 35308; GeneCards: KIF6; OMA:KIF6 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 6 (human)
End	39,725,408 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 17 (mouse)
End	50,216,875 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	right uterine tube; ; corpus callosum; ; sperm; ; bronchial epithelial cell; ; C1 segment; ; oocyte; ; olfactory zone of nasal mucosa; ; testicle; ; substantia nigra; ; internal globus pallidus;
	Top expressed in
	otolith organ; ; utricle; ; lumbar subsegment of spinal cord; ; spermatocyte; ; Rostral migratory stream; ; tail of embryo; ; embryo; ; embryo; ; lateral ventricle; ; choroid plexus of lateral ventricle;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	microtubule binding; microtubule motor activity; nucleotide binding; ATPase activity; protein binding; ATP binding;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; male germ cell nucleus; microtubule; cytoskeleton; kinesin complex;
Biological process	microtubule-based movement;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	221458
	319991
	ENSG00000164627
	ENSMUSG00000023999
	Q6ZMV9
	n/a
NM_001289020; NM_001289021; NM_001289024; NM_145027; NM_001351503;
	NM_001351566
	NM_177052
NP_001275949; NP_001275950; NP_001275953; NP_659464; NP_001338432;
	NP_001338495
	n/a
	Wikidata
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Kinesin family member 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KIF6 gene.^[5] This gene encodes a member of the kinesin family of proteins. Members of this family are part of a multisubunit complex that functions as a microtubule motor in intracellular organelle transport.