| Tissue Specificity | Widely expressed, with highest levels in heart, brain and skeletal muscle. |
| Function | Plus end-directed microtubule-dependent motor protein involved in intracellular transport and regulating various processes such as mannose-6-phosphate receptor (M6PR) transport to the plasma membrane, endosomal sorting during melanosome biogenesis and cytokinesis. Mediates the transport of M6PR-containing vesicles from trans-Golgi network to the plasma membrane via direct interaction with the AP-1 complex. During melanosome maturation, required for delivering melanogenic enzymes from recycling endosomes to nascent melanosomes by creating peripheral recycling endosomal subdomains in melanocytes. Also required for the abscission step in cytokinesis: mediates translocation of ZFYVE26, and possibly TTC19, to the midbody during cytokinesis. |
| Peptide Name | Kinesin-Like Protein Kif13aKinesin-Like Protein Rbkin |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-390471 |
| Cellular Localisation | CytoplasmCytoskeletonMicrotubule Organizing CenterCentrosomeMidbodyEndosome MembraneGolgi Apparatus MembraneRecruited To The Midbody During Cytokinesis |
| Alternative Peptide Names | Kinesin-Like Protein Kif13a proteinKinesin-Like Protein Rbkin proteinKIF13A proteinRBKIN protein |
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