Kinesin-like protein KIF2A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KIF2A gene.[5][6] In mice, KIF2A is essential for proper neurogenesis and deficiency of KIF2A in mature neurons results in the loss of those neurons.[7]

Kinesins, such as KIF2, are microtubule-associated motor proteins. For background information on kinesins, see MIM 148760.[supplied by OMIM][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000068796Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000021693Ensembl, 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. ^ Debernardi S, Fontanella E, De Gregorio L, Pierotti MA, Delia D (May 1997). "Identification of a novel human kinesin-related gene (HK2) by the cDNA differential display technique". Genomics. 42 (1): 67–73. doi:10.1006/geno.1997.4720. PMID 9177777.
  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: KIF2A kinesin heavy chain member 2A".
  7. ^ Ruiz-Reig N, Chehade G, Hakanen J, Aittaleb M, Wierda K, De Wit J, et al. (November 2022). "KIF2A deficiency causes early-onset neurodegeneration". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119 (46): e2209714119. Bibcode:2022PNAS..11909714R. doi:10.1073/pnas.2209714119. PMC 9674219. PMID 36343267.

Further reading

External links

  • Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: O00139 (Human Kinesin-like protein KIF2A) at the PDBe-KB.