Gene Information
Gene NameKIF1B
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1816
Protein NamesKinesin-like protein KIF1B (Klp)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000054523 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO60333
Gene CardKIF1B
Uniprot IDO60333
PfamPF12473; PF00498; PF12423; PF00225; PF16183; PF00169
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.345735729)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KIF1B ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KIF1B ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KIF1B ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kif1b ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KIF1B ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pgd ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KIF1B ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKIF1C, KIF1A
ParalogsKIF27, KIF1C, KIF26B, KIF2B, KIF13A, KIFC3, KIFC2, KIF16B, KIF4A, KIF2A, KIF20A, KIF22, KIF3A, KIF13B, KIF5B, KIF1A, KIF3B, KIF3C, CENPE, KIF26A, KIF23, KIF7, KIF5A, KIF18B, KIF25, KIF9, KIF6, KIF14, KIF21B, KIF11, KIF15, KIFC1, KIF12, KIF4B, KIF24, KIF2C, KIF21A, KIF19, KIF17, KIF5C, KIF18A
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 3 is abundant in the skeletal muscle. It is also expressed in fetal brain, lung and kidney, and adult heart, placenta, testis, ovary and small intestine. Isoform 2 is abundant in the brain and also expressed in fetal heart, lung, liver and kidney, and adult skeletal muscle, placenta, liver, kidney, heart, spleen, thymus, prostate, testis, ovary, small intestine, colon and pancreas. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10762626, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11526494, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12888911}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2EH0  (NMR 
DBSNP rs1269940164  rs121908160  rs121908161  rs121908162  rs2297881  rs121908163  rs121908164  rs77172218  rs143669846 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Mitochondrion {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16225668}. Cell projection, axon {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q60575}.;
[Isoform 1]: Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, synaptic vesicle {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O88658}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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