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KIF2A gene

Known as: HK2, KINESIN HEAVY CHAIN MEMBER 2A, KIF2A 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Mitotic spindle scaling during Xenopus development by kif2a and importin α
Early development of many animals is characterized by rapid cleavages that dramatically decrease cell size, but how the mitotic… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Aurora B and Kif2A control microtubule length for assembly of a functional central spindle during anaphase
A gradient of Aurora B activity determines the distribution of the microtubule depolymerase Kif2A at the central spindle and… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Targeting of Integrin β1 and Kinesin 2α by MicroRNA 183*
MicroRNA 183 (miR-183) has been reported to inhibit tumor invasiveness and is believed to be involved in the development and… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Plk1 and Aurora A regulate the depolymerase activity and the cellular localization of Kif2a
The microtubule depolymerase Kif2a controls spindle assembly and dynamics and is essential for chromosome congression and… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
The kinesin-13 proteins Kif2a, Kif2b, and Kif2c/MCAK have distinct roles during mitosis in human cells.
The human genome has three unique genes coding for kinesin-13 proteins called Kif2a, Kif2b, and MCAK (Kif2c). Kif2a and MCAK have… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Dynein/dynactin regulate metaphase spindle length by targeting depolymerizing activities to spindle poles
During cell division metaphase spindles maintain constant length, whereas spindle microtubules continuously flux polewards… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Potential involvement of kallikrein hK2 in the hydrolysis of the human seminal vesicle proteins after ejaculation.
We have recently demonstrated in liquefied human seminal plasma the presence of the novel kallikrein hK2 in association with… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
KIF2 is a new microtubule-based anterograde motor that transports membranous organelles distinct from those carried by kinesin heavy chain or KIF3A/B
Kinesin is known as a representative cytoskeletal motor protein that is engaged in cell division and axonal transport. In… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
With apologies to scheherazade: tails of 1001 kinesin motors.
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 9 A N OVERVIEW O F THE… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Kinesin family in murine central nervous system
In neuronal axons, various kinds of membranous components are transported along microtubules bidirectionally. However, only two… 
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