Gene Information
Gene NameKIF21A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1674
Protein NamesKinesin-like protein KIF21A (Kinesin-like protein KIF2) (Renal carcinoma antigen NY-REN-62)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1714 ( ENSG00000139116 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ7Z4S6
Gene CardKIF21A
Uniprot IDQ7Z4S6
PfamPF00225; PF00400
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.688029025)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KIF21A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KIF21A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KIF21A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KIF21A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kif21a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KIF21A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kif21a ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KIF21A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKIF21B
ParalogsKIF27, KIF1C, KIF26B, KIF2B, KIF13A, KIFC3, KIFC2, KIF16B, KIF4A, KIF2A, KIF20A, KIF22, KIF3A, KIF13B, KIF5B, KIF1A, KIF3B, KIF3C, KIF1B, CENPE, KIF26A, KIF23, KIF7, KIF5A, KIF18B, KIF25, KIF9, KIF6, KIF14, KIF21B, KIF11, KIF15, KIFC1, KIF12, KIF4B, KIF24, KIF2C, KIF19, KIF17, KIF5C, KIF18A
Tissuesubstantia.nigra
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001990(Rat);0.05(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5D3A  (X-ray  2.50A  5NFD  (X-ray  2.18A  5YBU  (X-ray  1.89A  5YBV  (X-ray  2.12A  7KLJ  (X-ray  1.52A 
DBSNP rs121912588  rs121912590  rs121912589  rs121912586  rs121912585  rs121912587 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9QXL2}. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9QXL2}. Cell projection, axon {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9QXL2}. Note=In neurons, localized to axons and dendrites. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9QXL2}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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