KIF7

An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infoboxKinesin family member 7 (KIF7), also known as kinesin-4, is a human protein encoded by the gene KIF7. It is part of the kinesin family of motor proteins.

Function

KIF7 depolymerises the growing plus-end of microtubules, and is involved in regulating Hedgehog signalling.^[1]

References

^ He M, Subramanian R, Bangs F, Omelchenko T, Liem KF, Kapoor TM, Anderson KV (July 2014). "The kinesin-4 protein Kif7 regulates mammalian Hedgehog signalling by organizing the cilium tip compartment". Nature Cell Biology. 16 (7): 663–672. doi:10.1038/ncb2988. PMC 4085576. PMID 24952464.

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[1] He M, Subramanian R, Bangs F, Omelchenko T, Liem KF, Kapoor TM, Anderson KV (July 2014). "The kinesin-4 protein Kif7 regulates mammalian Hedgehog signalling by organizing the cilium tip compartment". Nature Cell Biology. 16 (7): 663–672. doi:10.1038/ncb2988. PMC 4085576. PMID 24952464.

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