Full name: kinesin family member 13A

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: RBKIN; bA500C11.2

Summary: This gene encodes a member of the kinesin family of microtubule-based motor proteins that function in the positioning of endosomes. This family member can direct mannose-6-phosphate receptor-containing vesicles from the trans-Golgi network to the plasma membrane, and it is necessary for the steady-state distribution of late endosomes/lysosomes. It is also required for the translocation of FYVE-CENT and TTC19 from the centrosome to the midbody during cytokinesis, and it plays a role in melanosome maturation. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]

Expression: Ubiquitous expression in heart (RPKM 12.6), thyroid (RPKM 10.1) and 25 other tissues

Gene size: 228510bp

Exon count: 41