KIF18B

KIF18B
Identifiers
Aliases	KIF18B, kinesin family member 18B
External IDs	OMIM: 614570; MGI: 2446979; HomoloGene: 15214; GeneCards: KIF18B; OMA:KIF18B - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 17 (human)
End	44,947,773 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 11 (mouse)
End	102,815,950 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	trabecular bone; ; ventricular zone; ; secondary oocyte; ; embryo; ; thymus; ; ganglionic eminence; ; gingival epithelium; ; bone marrow; ; mucosa of transverse colon; ; gonad;
	Top expressed in
	zygote; ; tail of embryo; ; ventricular zone; ; hand; ; genital tubercle; ; epiblast; ; spermatid; ; yolk sac; ; oocyte; ; primary oocyte;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	nucleotide binding; microtubule binding; protein binding; kinesin binding; cytoskeletal motor activity; ATP binding; microtubule motor activity; ATPase activity; plus-end-directed microtubule motor activity;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; microtubule end; kinesin complex; astral microtubule; microtubule plus-end; microtubule; cytoskeleton; nucleus; cytosol; nuclear body; mitotic spindle astral microtubule; mitotic spindle midzone;
Biological process	regulation of cell division; cell division; microtubule-based movement; mitotic sister chromatid segregation; cell cycle; microtubule depolymerization; mitotic cell cycle;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	146909
	70218
	ENSG00000186185
	ENSMUSG00000051378
	Q86Y91
	Q6PFD6
	NM_001080443; NM_001264573; NM_001265577
	NM_197959
	NP_001251503; NP_001252506
	NP_932063
	Wikidata
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Kinesin family member 18B (KIF18B), also known as kinesin-8, is a human protein encoded by the KIF18B gene. It is part of the kinesin family of motor proteins.