Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 3798
Gene name Kinesin family member 5A
Gene symbol KIF5A
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ALS25D12S1889MY050NEIMYNKHCSPG10
Chromosome 12
Chromosome location 12q13.3
Summary This gene encodes a member of the kinesin family of proteins. Members of this family are part of a multisubunit complex that functions as a microtubule motor in intracellular organelle transport. Mutations in this gene cause autosomal dominant spastic par
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs121434441 A>G Pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs121434442 C>T Pathogenic, likely-pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs121434443 A>G Pathogenic, likely-pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs121434444 C>T Pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs139091551 G>A,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, likely-benign Synonymous variant, non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT027231 hsa-miR-103a-3p Sequencing 20371350
MIRT032072 hsa-miR-16-5p Sequencing 20371350
MIRT656870 hsa-miR-3606-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT656869 hsa-miR-513a-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT656868 hsa-miR-513c-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0003774 Function Cytoskeletal motor activity TAS 7514426
GO:0003777 Function Microtubule motor activity IDA 18203753
GO:0003777 Function Microtubule motor activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 20386726, 22705394, 24161670, 25898167, 33961781
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
602821 6323 ENSG00000155980
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q12840
Protein name Kinesin heavy chain isoform 5A (EC 5.6.1.3) (Kinesin heavy chain neuron-specific 1) (Neuronal kinesin heavy chain) (NKHC)
Protein function Microtubule-dependent motor required for slow axonal transport of neurofilament proteins (NFH, NFM and NFL). Can induce formation of neurite-like membrane protrusions in non-neuronal cells in a ZFYVE27-dependent manner. The ZFYVE27-KIF5A complex
PDB 4UXT , 4UXY , 4UY0
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00225 Kinesin 25 327 Kinesin motor domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Distributed throughout the CNS but is highly enriched in subsets of neurons. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7514426}.
Sequence
MAETNNECSIKVLCRFRPLNQAEILRGDKFIPIFQGDDSVVIGGKPYVFDRVFPPNTTQE
QVYHACAMQIVKDVLAGYNGTIFAYGQTSSGKTHTMEGKLHDPQLMGIIPRIARDIFNHI
YSMDENLEFHIKVSYFEIYLDKIRDLLDVTKTNLSVHEDKNRVPFVKGCTERFVSSPEEI
LDVIDEGKSNRHVAVTNMNEHSSRSHSIFLINIKQENMETEQKLSGKLYLVDLAGSEKVS
KTGAEGAVLDEAKNINKSLSALGNVISALAEGTKSYVPYRDSKMTRILQDSLGGNCRTTM
FICCSPSSYNDAETKSTLMFGQRAKTI
KNTASVNLELTAEQWKKKYEKEKEKTKAQKETI
AKLEAELSRWRNGENVPETERLAGEEAALGAELCEETPVNDNSSIVVRIAPEERQKYEEE
IRRLYKQLDDKDDEINQQSQLIEKLKQQMLDQEELLVSTRGDNEKVQRELSHLQSENDAA
KDEVKEVLQALEELAVNYDQKSQEVEEKSQQNQLLVDELSQKVATMLSLESELQRLQEVS
GHQRKRIAEVLNGLMKDLSEFSVIVGNGEIKLPVEISGAIEEEFTVARLYISKIKSEVKS
VVKRCRQLENLQVECHRKMEVTGRELSSCQLLISQHEAKIRSLTEYMQSVELKKRHLEES
YDSLSDELAKLQAQETVHEVALKDKEPDTQDADEVKKALELQMESHREAHHRQLARLRDE
INEKQKTIDELKDLNQKLQLELEKLQADYEKLKSEEHEKSTKLQELTFLYERHEQSKQDL
KGLEETVARELQTLHNLRKLFVQDVTTRVKKSAEMEPEDSGGIHSQKQKISFLENNLEQL
TKVHKQLVRDNADLRCELPKLEKRLRATAERVKALEGALKEAKEGAMKDKRRYQQEVDRI
KEAVRYKSSGKRGHSAQIAKPVRPGHYPASSPTNPYGTRSPECISYTNSLFQNYQNLYLQ
ATPSSTSDMYFANSCTSSGATSSGGPLASYQKANMDNGNATDINDNRSDLPCGYEAEDQA
KLFPLHQETAAS
Sequence length 1032
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Endocytosis
Dopaminergic synapse
Motor proteins
Alzheimer disease
Parkinson disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Huntington disease
Prion disease
Pathways of neurodegeneration - multiple diseases
Salmonella infection
Non-small cell lung cancer
  MHC class II antigen presentation
RHO GTPases activate KTN1
COPI-dependent Golgi-to-ER retrograde traffic
Kinesins
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, susceptibility to, 25 Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs1555179091, rs1402429085, rs1555179087 RCV003334403
RCV000598707
RCV000599583
RCV000598752
Auditory neuropathy Likely pathogenic rs2540511791 RCV003484492
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 Likely pathogenic rs2140172189 RCV002221181
Demyelinating peripheral neuropathy Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs387907288 RCV002051649
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs113247976, rs139801016, rs377539747 RCV001260204
RCV001260220
RCV001843522
Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 due to KIF5A mutation Likely benign rs1320583318 RCV005863644
Cholangiocarcinoma Benign rs2888334 RCV005905791
Distal myopathy Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs746095110 RCV005625540
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 39517115
Alcoholic Neuropathy Associate 25008398
Alzheimer Disease Associate 36544231
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Associate 25957632, 29342275, 30778698, 33709219, 33829936, 36055117, 36565680, 37386082
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Associate 29342275
Apnea Associate 27463701
Arthritis Juvenile Associate 19674979
Arthritis Rheumatoid Associate 18794857, 19956108, 23242182
Basal Ganglia Diseases Associate 25957632
Charcot Marie Tooth disease X linked recessive 2 Associate 29566793, 33829936, 36565680