KIF7 explained

Kinesin 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]

Notes and References

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