Gene Information
Gene NameKLC2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length504
Protein NamesKinesin light chain 3 (KLC2-like) (kinesin light chain 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000174996 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ6P597
Gene CardKLC3
Uniprot IDQ6P597
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.338667709)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KLC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KLC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KLC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Klc2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KLC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Klc2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKLC3, KLC1, KLC4
ParalogsKLC1, APPBP2, KLC3, NPHP3, KLC4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q68G30, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91W40}. Mitochondrion {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91W40}. Note=In elongating spermatid tail midpiece, localized in outer dense fibers (ODFs) and associates with mitochondria. Also localizes to the manchette in elongating spermatids. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q68G30, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91W40}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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