kinesin light chain 1 (KLC1, KLC, KNS2)

Function

• kinesin light chain
• may couple of cargo to kinesin heavy chain or modulate its ATPase activity
• interacts with SPAG9 (putative)
• isoform 1 is phosphorylated on Ser-596

Structure

• belongs to the kinesin light chain family
• contains 6 TPR repeats

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=9

Expression

• found in a variety of tissues
• most abundant in brain & spinal cord

More general terms

• kinesin light (beta) chain
• kinesin family protein
• phosphoprotein

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:3831
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/600025
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q07866.html