KIF17

Kinesin-like protein KIF17 is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the KIF17 is_associated_with::gene. KIF17 and its close relative, C. elegans OSM-3, are members of the is_associated_with::kinesin-2 family of plus-end directed is_associated_with::microtubule-based is_associated_with::motor proteins. In contrast to heterotrimeric kinesin-2 motors, however, KIF17 and OSM-3 form distinct homodimeric complexes. Homodimeric kinesin-2 has been implicated in the transport of is_associated_with::NMDA receptors along is_associated_with::dendrites for delivery to the dendritic membrane, whereas both heterotrimeric and homodimeric kinesin-2 motors function cooperatively in anterograde is_associated_with::intraflagellar transport (IFT) and is_associated_with::cilium is_associated_with::biogenesis.