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Gene

KIF2C

kinesin family member 2C

Summary

Cytogenetic location
1p34.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 1: 44,739,837–44,767,767 (GRCh38)
Exons
21 exons across 27.9 kb
Protein
725 amino acids
Also known as
MCAK, CT139
Previous symbols
KNSL6
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000372224.9NM_006845.4
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How KIF2C is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 1, with a bracket where KIF2C sits. KIF2C and 14 genes near it on chromosome 1, from 44,253,802 to 45,253,801.Chromosome 11p34.1p36.33p36.32p36.31p36.23p36.22p36.21p36.13p36.12p36.11p35.3p35.2p35.1p34.3p34.2p34.1p33p32.3p32.2p32.1p31.3p31.2p31.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.3p21.2p21.1p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11q12q21.1q21.2q21.3q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q41q42.11q42.12q42.13q42.2q42.3q43q4444.4 Mb44.6 Mb44.8 Mb45 Mb45.2 MbERI3: 44,221,070–44,355,267, reverse strandERI3RNF220: 44,405,142–44,651,724, forward strandRNF220TMEM53: 44,635,237–44,674,619, reverse strandTMEM53ARMH1: 44,674,692–44,725,591, forward strandARMH1KIF2C: 44,739,837–44,767,767, forward strandKIF2CRPS8: 44,775,251–44,779,124, forward strandRPS8BEST4: 44,781,836–44,791,550, reverse strandBEST4PLK3: 44,799,915–44,805,995, forward strandPLK3DYNLT4: 44,805,885–44,807,417, reverse strandDYNLT4BTBD19: 44,808,506–44,817,381, forward strandPTCH2: 44,819,154–44,843,253, reverse strandEIF2B3: 44,850,464–44,986,722, reverse strandEIF2B3HECTD3: 45,002,540–45,011,369, reverse strandHECTD3UROD: 45,010,950–45,015,577, forward strandURODZSWIM5: 45,016,395–45,306,209, reverse strandZSWIM5Diagram of KIF2C: 21 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 1Exon 1: 44,739,837–44,740,002, 166 basesExon 2: 44,740,913–44,741,007, 95 basesExon 3: 44,747,384–44,747,485, 102 basesExon 4: 44,747,652–44,747,700, 49 basesExon 5: 44,750,442–44,750,564, 123 basesExon 6: 44,753,132–44,753,254, 123 basesExon 7: 44,753,733–44,753,833, 101 basesExon 8: 44,754,750–44,754,845, 96 basesExon 9: 44,755,929–44,755,983, 55 basesExon 10: 44,756,075–44,756,237, 163 basesExon 11: 44,757,556–44,757,646, 91 basesExon 12: 44,757,908–44,757,971, 64 basesExon 13: 44,758,049–44,758,140, 92 basesExon 14: 44,759,206–44,759,348, 143 basesExon 15: 44,760,280–44,760,484, 205 basesExon 16: 44,760,592–44,760,702, 111 basesExon 17: 44,761,916–44,761,983, 68 basesExon 18: 44,762,346–44,762,451, 106 basesExon 19: 44,762,545–44,762,658, 114 basesExon 20: 44,766,826–44,766,949, 124 basesExon 21: 44,767,097–44,767,767, 671 bases1215′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 2.9 kb of the gene's 27.9 kb; 2,178 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). KIF2C gene: kinesin family member 2C. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/kif2c

Vancouver

Dante Labs. KIF2C gene: kinesin family member 2C [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/kif2c

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