Full name: kinesin family member 5C

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: CDCBM2; KINN; NKHC; NKHC-2; NKHC2

Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a kinesin heavy chain subunit involved in the transport of cargo within the central nervous system. The encoded protein, which acts as a tetramer by associating with another heavy chain and two light chains, interacts with protein kinase CK2. Mutations in this gene have been associated with complex cortical dysplasia with other brain malformations-2. Two transcript variants, one protein-coding and the other non-protein coding, have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2015]

Expression: Biased expression in brain (RPKM 82.3), testis (RPKM 17.1) and 2 other tissues

Gene size: 151533bp

Exon count: 28