Gene description for KIF18B
Gene name kinesin family member 18B
Gene symbol KIF18B
Other names/aliases -
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - KIF18B
ExoCarta ExoCarta_146909
Entrez Gene 146909
HGNC 27102
MIM 614570
UniProt Q86Y91  
 KIF18B identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Urine 19056867    
 Gene ontology annotations for KIF18B
Molecular Function
    kinesin binding GO:0019894 IPI
    ATP-dependent microtubule motor activity, plus-end-directed GO:0008574 IBA
    ATP binding GO:0005524 IEA
    microtubule binding GO:0008017 IEA
    protein binding GO:0005515 IPI
    motor activity GO:0003774 IDA
Biological Process
    metabolic process GO:0008152 IEA
    mitotic sister chromatid segregation GO:0000070 IBA
    regulation of cell division GO:0051302 IDA
    microtubule-based movement GO:0007018 IBA
    microtubule depolymerization GO:0007019 IDA
    mitotic cell cycle GO:0000278 IDA
    cell division GO:0051301 IEA
Subcellular Localization
    cytoplasm GO:0005737 IDA
    nucleoplasm GO:0005654 IDA
    plasma membrane GO:0005886 IDA
    microtubule plus-end GO:0035371 IDA
    kinesin complex GO:0005871 IBA
    astral microtubule GO:0000235 IDA
    nucleus GO:0005634 IDA
    nucleolus GO:0005730 IDA
 Experiment description of studies that identified KIF18B in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 63
ISEV standards
EV Biophysical techniques
EV Cytosolic markers
AQP2
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 19056867    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Large-scale proteomics and phosphoproteomics of urinary exosomes.
Authors Gonzales PA, Pisitkun T, Hoffert JD, Tchapyjnikov D, Star RA, Kleta R, Wang NS, Knepper MA
Journal name JASN
Publication year 2009
Sample Urine
Sample name Urine - Normal
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [LTQ]
Western blotting
 Protein-protein interactions for KIF18B
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which KIF18B is involved
No pathways found





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