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Motor protein found in humans
Kinesin family member 9 (KIF9), also known as kinesin-9, is a
human
protein encoded by the KIF9
gene . It is part of the
kinesin family of
motor proteins.
Function
The beating of the
flagella in
sperm is regulated by KIF9 activity.
[5]
References
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GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000088727 –
Ensembl , May 2017
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GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000032489 –
Ensembl , May 2017
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"Human PubMed Reference:" . National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine .
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"Mouse PubMed Reference:" . National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine .
^ Miyata H, Shimada K, Morohoshi A, Oura S, Matsumura T, Xu Z, et al. (April 2020).
"Testis-enriched kinesin KIF9 is important for progressive motility in mouse spermatozoa" . FASEB Journal . 34 (4): 5389–5400.
doi :
10.1096/fj.201902755R .
PMC
7136151 .
PMID
32072696 .