KIFC1
Function
Minus end-directed microtubule-dependent motor required for bipolar spindle formation (PubMed:15843429). May contribute to movement of early endocytic vesicles (By similarity). Regulates cilium formation and structure (By similarity).
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Kinesin family. NCD subfamily.
Cellular localization
- Nucleus
- Cytoplasm
- Cytoskeleton
- Microtubule organizing center
- Centrosome
- Cytoplasm
- Cytoskeleton
- Spindle
- Early endosome
- Associated with nucleus during interphase, centrosomes in early and spindle in later mitosis.
Alternative names
HSET, KNSL2, KIFC1, Kinesin-like protein KIFC1, Kinesin-like protein 2, Kinesin-related protein HSET