Kinesin-like protein KIF21A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KIF21A gene.[5][6]

KIF21A belongs to a family of plus end-directed kinesin motor proteins. Neurons use kinesin and dynein microtubule-dependent motor proteins to transport essential cellular components along axonal and dendritic microtubules.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000139116Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000022629Ensembl, 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. ^ Marszalek JR, Weiner JA, Farlow SJ, Chun J, Goldstein LS (Jun 1999). "Novel dendritic kinesin sorting identified by different process targeting of two related kinesins: KIF21A and KIF21B". J Cell Biol. 145 (3): 469–479. doi:10.1083/jcb.145.3.469. PMC 2185086. PMID 10225949.
  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: KIF21A kinesin family member 21A".

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