Kif17 Gene Summary [Rat]

Predicted to enable ATP hydrolysis activity; microtubule binding activity; and plus-end-directed microtubule motor activity. Predicted to be involved in anterograde dendritic transport of neurotransmitter receptor complex and cell projection organization. Predicted to act upstream of or within microtubule-based process; protein-containing complex localization; and vesicle-mediated transport. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including cytoskeleton; periciliary membrane compartment; and photoreceptor cell cilium. Predicted to be part of kinesin complex. Predicted to be active in several cellular components, including cilium; microtubule cytoskeleton; and postsynapse. Orthologous to human KIF17 (kinesin family member 17). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Details

Type
Protein Coding
Official Symbol
Kif17
Official Name
kinesin family member 17 [Source:RGD Symbol;Acc:1562511]
Ensembl ID
ENSRNOG00000014970
Bio databases IDs NCBI: 500571 Ensembl: ENSRNOG00000014970
Aliases kinesin family member 17
Synonyms 5930435E01Rik, AW492270, KIF17B, KIF3X, kinesin family member 17, KLP-2, mKIAA1405, OSM-3, RGD1562511
Species
Rat, Rattus norvegicus
OrthologiesHumanMouse

Protein Domains

A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in rat Kif17 often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
  • Kinesin motor, catalytic domain
  • microtubule binding
  • Myosin and Kinesin motor domain
  • Kinesin motor domain
  • protein binding
  • motor domain
  • microtubule motor protein
  • cargo binding domain
  • transporter

Top Findings

The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
disease
  • polycythemia vera
  • myeloproliferative neoplasm
  • myeloproliferative disorder
  • insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  • eosinophilic esophagitis
  • androgenic alopecia
  • productive infection by HIV-1
regulated by
regulates
role in cell
  • expression in
  • generation
  • long term synaptic depression
  • polymerization
  • polymerization in
  • dynamics
  • dynamics in
  • generation in
  • plasticity
  • long-term potentiation

Subcellular Expression

Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
  • Cytoplasm
  • microtubule cytoskeleton
  • cilia
  • postsynaptic region
  • cellular membrane
  • Nucleus
  • basal bodies
  • vesicles
  • axonemes
  • cytosol
  • connecting cilia
  • nuclear rim
  • photoreceptor outer segments
  • photoreceptor inner segments
  • plus end of microtubule
  • perikaryon
  • dendrites
  • postsynaptic density
  • axon terminals
  • dendritic shafts

Gene Ontology Annotations

Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the rat Kif17 gene, providing context for its role in the cell.

Biological Process

Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
  • vesicle-mediated transport
  • protein transport
  • cell projection organization

Cellular Component

Where in the cell the gene product is active
  • photoreceptor connecting cilium
  • cilium basal body
  • kinesin complex
  • neuron projection
  • axoneme
  • microtubule
  • photoreceptor outer segment
  • microtubule organizing center
  • dendrite cytoplasm
  • cilium
  • cytosol
  • photoreceptor inner segment

Molecular Function

What the gene product does at the molecular level
  • ATPase activity
  • ATP binding
  • plus-end-directed microtubule motor activity
  • microtubule binding

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