About Kinesin heavy chain isoform 5A
Kinesin heavy chain isoform 5A (KIF5A) is a protein
from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession
Q12840, 1032 residues long.
MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and
146 disease associations.
Target properties
| Protein name | Kinesin heavy chain isoform 5A |
| UniProt accession | Q12840 |
| Gene | KIF5A |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 1032 residues |
| Molecular weight | — |
| EC numbers | — |
| Target class | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Subcellular location | — |
| Keywords | — |
Druggability
Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug
| Druggability tier | MEDIUM |
| Druggability score | — |
| Pocket score | — |
| Max clinical phase | — |
Disease associations (146)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 10 · score 0.80
- hereditary spastic paraplegia 10 · score 0.78
- familial infantile myoclonic epilepsy · score 0.62
- hereditary spastic paraplegia · score 0.57
- Spastic paraplegia · score 0.56
- inherited neurodegenerative disorder · score 0.40
- autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 due to KIF5A mutation · score 0.37
- Intellectual disability · score 0.37
- demyelinating polyneuropathy · score 0.37
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 · score 0.27
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
| AF-Q12840-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 75.31 | — |
Amino-acid sequence (1032 residues)
MAETNNECSI KVLCRFRPLN QAEILRGDKF IPIFQGDDSV VIGGKPYVFD RVFPPNTTQE QVYHACAMQI VKDVLAGYNG TIFAYGQTSS GKTHTMEGKL HDPQLMGIIP RIARDIFNHI YSMDENLEFH IKVSYFEIYL DKIRDLLDVT KTNLSVHEDK NRVPFVKGCT ERFVSSPEEI LDVIDEGKSN RHVAVTNMNE HSSRSHSIFL INIKQENMET EQKLSGKLYL VDLAGSEKVS KTGAEGAVLD EAKNINKSLS ALGNVISALA EGTKSYVPYR DSKMTRILQD SLGGNCRTTM FICCSPSSYN DAETKSTLMF GQRAKTIKNT ASVNLELTAE QWKKKYEKEK EKTKAQKETI AKLEAELSRW RNGENVPETE RLAGEEAALG AELCEETPVN DNSSIVVRIA PEERQKYEEE IRRLYKQLDD KDDEINQQSQ LIEKLKQQML DQEELLVSTR GDNEKVQREL SHLQSENDAA KDEVKEVLQA LEELAVNYDQ KSQEVEEKSQ QNQLLVDELS QKVATMLSLE SELQRLQEVS GHQRKRIAEV LNGLMKDLSE FSVIVGNGEI KLPVEISGAI EEEFTVARLY ISKIKSEVKS VVKRCRQLEN LQVECHRKME VTGRELSSCQ LLISQHEAKI RSLTEYMQSV ELKKRHLEES YDSLSDELAK LQAQETVHEV ALKDKEPDTQ DADEVKKALE LQMESHREAH HRQLARLRDE INEKQKTIDE LKDLNQKLQL ELEKLQADYE KLKSEEHEKS TKLQELTFLY ERHEQSKQDL KGLEETVARE LQTLHNLRKL FVQDVTTRVK KSAEMEPEDS GGIHSQKQKI SFLENNLEQL TKVHKQLVRD NADLRCELPK LEKRLRATAE RVKALEGALK EAKEGAMKDK RRYQQEVDRI KEAVRYKSSG KRGHSAQIAK PVRPGHYPAS SPTNPYGTRS PECISYTNSL FQNYQNLYLQ ATPSSTSDMY FANSCTSSGA TSSGGPLASY QKANMDNGNA TDINDNRSDL PCGYEAEDQA KLFPLHQETA AS
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