Gene Information
Gene NameKIF5C
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length957
Protein NamesKinesin heavy chain isoform 5C (EC 3.6.4.-) (Kinesin heavy chain neuron-specific 2) (Kinesin-1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000168280 )
3 ( ENSG00000276734 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO60282
Gene CardKIF5C
Uniprot IDO60282
PfamPF00225
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.284018693)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KIF5C ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KIF5C ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KIF5C ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KIF5C ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kif5c ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KIF5C ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kif5c ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KIF5C ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKIF5A, KIF5B
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, KIF21A, KIF19, KIF17, KIF18A
Tissuecerebral.cortex, brain, testis
Tissue SpecificityHighest expression in brain, prostate and testis, and moderate expression in kidney, small intestine and ovary.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);0.127407(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs587777570  rs587777035 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000305}. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24812067}. Note=Abundant in distal regions of dendrites. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24812067}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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