Kinesin-like protein KIF13B (KIF13B)

Homo sapiens — UniProt Q9NQT8

Gene: KIF13BHomo sapiensSwissProt reviewed

Data last refreshed: 2026-04-18 (UniProt release unknown)

Key facts

Kinesin-like protein KIF13B (KIF13B) is a protein from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession Q9NQT8, 1826 residues long. MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and 44 disease associations.

UniProt accession: Q9NQT8; gene symbol KIF13B.
Organism: Homo sapiens.
Length: 1826 amino acids.
Top disease associations (Open Targets): low density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement, apolipoprotein B measurement and total cholesterol measurement.
3D structure: AlphaFold model available.

Target properties

Protein name	Kinesin-like protein KIF13B
UniProt accession	Q9NQT8
Gene	KIF13B
Organism	Homo sapiens
Length	1826 residues
Molecular weight	—
EC numbers	—
Target class	—
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 (44)

Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).

low density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement · score 0.36
apolipoprotein B measurement · score 0.28
total cholesterol measurement · score 0.28
low grade glioma · score 0.18
breast adenocarcinoma · score 0.18
esophageal cancer · score 0.15
BMI-adjusted waist circumference · score 0.11
mammographic density percentage · score 0.08
hypertriglyceridemia 2 · score 0.08
cholesterol-ester transfer protein deficiency · score 0.08

3D Structure (1)

Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.

Structure	Source	Method	Mean pLDDT	Resolution (Å)
AF-Q9NQT8-F1	alphafold	PREDICTED	67.10	—

Experimental structures are not indexed in MolForge yet — search RCSB PDB for Q9NQT8.

Amino-acid sequence (1826 residues)

MGDSKVKVAV RIRPMNRRET DLHTKCVVDV DANKVILNPV NTNLSKGDAR GQPKVFAYDH CFWSMDESVK EKYAGQDIVF KCLGENILQN AFDGYNACIF AYGQTGSGKS YTMMGTADQP GLIPRLCSGL FERTQKEENE EQSFKVEVSY MEIYNEKVRD LLDPKGSRQT LKVREHSVLG PYVDGLSKLA VTSYKDIESL MSEGNKSRTV AATNMNEESS RSHAVFKITL THTLYDVKSG TSGEKVGKLS LVDLAGSERA TKTGAAGDRL KEGSNINKSL TTLGLVISAL ADQSAGKNKN KFVPYRDSVL TWLLKDSLGG NSKTAMVATV SPAADNYDET LSTLRYADRA KHIVNHAVVN EDPNARIIRD LREEVEKLRE QLTKAEAMKS PELKDRLEES EKLIQEMTVT WEEKLRKTEE IAQERQKQLE SLGISLQSSG IKVGDDKCFL VNLNADPALN ELLVYYLKEH TLIGSANSQD IQLCGMGILP EHCIIDITSE GQVMLTPQKN TRTFVNGSSV SSPIQLHHGD RILWGNNHFF RLNLPKKKKK AEREDEDQDP SMKNENSSEQ LDVDGDSSSE VSSEVNFNYE YAQMEVTMKA LGSNDPMQSI LNSLEQQHEE EKRSALERQR LMYEHELEQL RRRLSPEKQN CRSMDRFSFH SPSAQQRLRQ WAEEREATLN NSLMRLREQI VKANLLVREA NYIAEELDKR TEYKVTLQIP ASSLDANRKR GSLLSEPAIQ VRRKGKGKQI WSLEKLDNRL LDMRDLYQEW KECEEDNPVI RSYFKRADPF YDEQENHSLI GVANVFLESL FYDVKLQYAV PIINQKGEVA GRLHVEVMRL SGDVGERIAG GDEVAEVSFE KETQENKLVC MVKILQATGL PQHLSHFVFC KYSFWDQQEP VIVAPEVDTS SSSVSKEPHC MVVFDHCNEF SVNITEDFIE HLSEGALAIE VYGHKINDPR KNPALWDLGI IQAKTRSLRD RWSEVTRKLE FWVQILEQNE NGEYCPVEVI SAKDVPTGGI FQLRQGQSRR VQVEVKSVQE SGTLPLMEEC ILSVGIGCVK VRPLRAPRTH ETFHEEEEDM DSYQDRDLER LRRKWLNALT KRQEYLDQQL QKLVSKRDKT EDDADREAQL LEMRLTLTEE RNAVMVPSAG SGIPGAPAEW TPVPGMETHI PVIFLDLNAD DFSSQDNLDD PEAGGWDATL TGEEEEEFFE LQIVKQHDGE VKAEASWDSA VHGCPQLSRG TPVDERLFLI VRVTVQLSHP ADMQLVLRKR ICVNVHGRQG FAQSLLKKMS HRSSIPGCGV TFEIVSNIPE DAQGVEEREA LARMAANVEN PASADSEAYI EKYLRSVLAV ENLLTLDRLR QEVAVKEQLT GKGKLSRRSI SSPNVNRLSG SRQDLIPSYS LGSNKGRWES QQDVSQTTVS RGIAPAPALS VSPQNNHSPD PGLSNLAASY LNPVKSFVPQ MPKLLKSLFP VRDEKRGKRP SPLAHQPVPR IMVQSASPDI RVTRMEEAQP EMGPDVLVQT MGAPALKICD KPAKVPSPPP VIAVTAVTPA PEAQDGPPSP LSEASSGYFS HSVSTATLSD ALGPGLDAAA PPGSMPTAPE AEPEAPISHP PPPTAVPAEE PPGPQQLVSP GRERPDLEAP APGSPFRVRR VRASELRSFS RMLAGDPGCS PGAEGNAPAP GAGGQALASD SEEADEVPEW LREGEFVTVG AHKTGVVRYV GPADFQEGTW VGVELDLPSG KNDGSIGGKQ YFRCNPGYGL LVRPSRVRRA TGPVRRRSTG LRLGAPEARR SATLSGSATN LASLTAALAK ADRSHKNPEN RKSWAS

External references

UniProt AlphaFold QuickGO RCSB PDB GeneCards

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the structured data on this page, not written by hand.

Which diseases are associated with KIF13B?

The strongest Open Targets associations for KIF13B are low density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement, apolipoprotein B measurement, total cholesterol measurement, low grade glioma and breast adenocarcinoma.

How long is the KIF13B protein?

The Homo sapiens KIF13B protein (UniProt Q9NQT8) is 1826 amino acids long.

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Sources

UniProtKB Q9NQT8 — name, gene, function, sequence, keywords (CC BY 4.0)
AlphaFold DB Q9NQT8 — predicted 3D structure (CC BY 4.0)
Open Targets Platform — disease associations and tractability (CC0)

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