KIF9
{{Short description|Motor protein found in humans}}
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{{#invoke:Infobox_gene|getTemplateData|QID=Q18045586}}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.{{cite journal | vauthors = Miyata H, Shimada K, Morohoshi A, Oura S, Matsumura T, Xu Z, Oyama Y, Ikawa M | title = Testis-enriched kinesin KIF9 is important for progressive motility in mouse spermatozoa | journal = FASEB Journal | volume = 34 | issue = 4 | pages = 5389–5400 | date = April 2020 | pmid = 32072696 | pmc = 7136151 | doi = 10.1096/fj.201902755R | doi-access = free }}
References
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