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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

KLC2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes

3CEQ, 3EDT

Identifiers
AliasesKLC2, kinesin light chain 2
External IDsOMIM: 611729; MGI: 107953; HomoloGene: 22468; GeneCards: KLC2; OMA:KLC2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 11 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 11 (human)
Chromosome 11 (human)Genomic location for KLC2Genomic location for KLC2
Band11q13.2Start66,257,294 bp
End66,267,860 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 19 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 19 (mouse)
Chromosome 19 (mouse)Genomic location for KLC2Genomic location for KLC2
Band19 A|19 4.25 cMStart5,157,774 bp
End5,168,588 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • right hemisphere of cerebellum

  • right frontal lobe

  • prefrontal cortex

  • Brodmann area 9

  • anterior cingulate cortex

  • right testis

  • endothelial cell

  • left testis

  • anterior pituitary

  • primary visual cortex
Top expressed in
  • superior frontal gyrus

  • primary visual cortex

  • cerebellar cortex

  • dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell

  • neural layer of retina

  • pontine nuclei

  • superior colliculus

  • inferior colliculi

  • muscle of thigh

  • Medulla Oblongata
More reference expression data
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

64837

16594

Ensembl

ENSG00000174996

ENSMUSG00000024862

UniProt

Q9H0B6

O88448

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001134774
NM_001134775
NM_001134776
NM_022822
NM_001318734

NM_008451
NM_001369360
NM_001369361
NM_001369362

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001128246
NP_001128247
NP_001128248
NP_001305663
NP_073733

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 11: 66.26 – 66.27 MbChr 19: 5.16 – 5.17 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
View/Edit HumanView/Edit Mouse

Kinesin light chain 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KLC2 gene.

Interactions

KLC2 has been shown to interact with MAPK8IP3 and KIF5B.

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000174996Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000024862Ensembl, 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. ^ Rahman A, Friedman DS, Goldstein LS (Jun 1998). "Two kinesin light chain genes in mice. Identification and characterization of the encoded proteins". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273 (25): 15395–403. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.25.15395. PMID 9624122.
  6. "Entrez Gene: KLC2 kinesin light chain 2".
  7. Bowman AB, Kamal A, Ritchings BW, Philp AV, McGrail M, Gindhart JG, Goldstein LS (Nov 2000). "Kinesin-dependent axonal transport is mediated by the sunday driver (SYD) protein". Cell. 103 (4): 583–94. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)00162-8. PMID 11106729. S2CID 247102.
  8. Rahman A, Kamal A, Roberts EA, Goldstein LS (Sep 1999). "Defective kinesin heavy chain behavior in mouse kinesin light chain mutants". The Journal of Cell Biology. 146 (6): 1277–88. doi:10.1083/jcb.146.6.1277. PMC 2156125. PMID 10491391.

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