Gene Information
Gene NameKIF18B
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length852
Protein NamesKinesin-like protein KIF18B
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age424 ( ENSG00000186185 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ86Y91
Gene CardKIF18B
Uniprot IDQ86Y91
PfamPF00225
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.531974039)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KIF18B ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KIF18B ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KIF18B ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kif18b ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KIF18B ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kif18b ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsKIF27, KIF1C, KIF26B, KIF2B, KIF13A, KIFC3, KIFC2, KIF16B, KIF4A, KIF2A, KIF20A, KIF22, KIF3A, KIF13B, KIF5B, KIF1A, KIF3B, KIF3C, KIF1B, CENPE, KIF26A, KIF23, KIF7, KIF5A, KIF25, KIF9, KIF6, KIF14, KIF21B, KIF11, KIF15, KIFC1, KIF12, KIF4B, KIF24, KIF2C, KIF21A, KIF19, KIF17, KIF5C, KIF18A
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityShows a prominent expression in the amygdala. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20600703}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17546822 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus. Cytoplasm. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Note=Present predominantly in the nucleus and to a lesser extent in the cytoplasm of interphase cells. During mitosis, found to be closely associated with astral microtubule plus ends emanating from the spindle pole during prometaphase and metaphase.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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