Gene Information
Gene NameKIF5A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1032
Protein NamesKinesin heavy chain isoform 5A (Kinesin heavy chain neuron-specific 1) (Neuronal kinesin heavy chain) (NKHC)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000155980 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ12840
Gene CardKIF5A
Uniprot IDQ12840
PfamPF00225
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.533094854)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KIF5A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KIF5A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KIF5A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KIF5A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kif5a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KIF5A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kif5a ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KIF5A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKIF5C, KIF5B
ParalogsKIF27, KIF1C, KIF26B, KIF2B, KIF13A, KIFC3, KIFC2, KIF16B, KIF4A, KIF2A, KIF20A, KIF22, KIF3A, KIF13B, KIF5B, KIF1A, KIF3B, KIF3C, KIF1B, CENPE, KIF26A, KIF23, KIF7, KIF18B, KIF25, KIF9, KIF6, KIF14, KIF21B, KIF11, KIF15, KIFC1, KIF12, KIF4B, KIF24, KIF2C, KIF21A, KIF19, KIF17, KIF5C, KIF18A
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex
Tissue SpecificityDistributed throughout the CNS but is highly enriched in subsets of neurons.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.127407(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4UXT  (EM  7.40A  4UXY  (EM  6.50A  4UY0  (EM  7.70A 
DBSNP rs387907287  rs387907285  rs121434441  rs121434443  rs121434442  rs387907288  rs121434444  rs1399145820  rs1373971092  rs754373609  rs113247976  rs1555179087 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q6QLM7}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q6QLM7}. Perikaryon {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q6QLM7}. Note=Concentrated in the cell body of the neurons, particularly in the perinuclear region. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q6QLM7}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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