Kinesin-like protein KIF26A (KIF26A)

Homo sapiens — UniProt Q9ULI4

Gene: KIF26AHomo sapiensSwissProt reviewed

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

Key facts

Kinesin-like protein KIF26A (KIF26A) is a protein from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession Q9ULI4, 1882 residues long. MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and 60 disease associations.

UniProt accession: Q9ULI4; gene symbol KIF26A.
Organism: Homo sapiens.
Length: 1882 amino acids.
Top disease associations (Open Targets): platelet count, platelet crit and alcohol consumption measurement.
3D structure: AlphaFold model available.

Target properties

Protein name	Kinesin-like protein KIF26A
UniProt accession	Q9ULI4
Gene	KIF26A
Organism	Homo sapiens
Length	1882 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 (60)

Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).

platelet count · score 0.50
platelet crit · score 0.45
alcohol consumption measurement · score 0.39
complex cortical dysplasia with other brain malformations · score 0.37
risk-taking behaviour · score 0.31
diastolic blood pressure · score 0.31
smoking status measurement · score 0.31
risky sexual behaviour measurement · score 0.31
antisocial behaviour measurement · score 0.27
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder · score 0.27

3D Structure (1)

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

Structure	Source	Method	Mean pLDDT	Resolution (Å)
AF-Q9ULI4-F1	alphafold	PREDICTED	47.08	—

Experimental structures are not indexed in MolForge yet — search RCSB PDB for Q9ULI4.

Amino-acid sequence (1882 residues)

MVGRGVPLCA AQPAVAEGGP AREPPPLLEV SPRKRLPAGP DQDPCGSRPA PEGAGAGPEQ GHSAGGGGWC RHCHTKLVEL KRQAWKLVSG PGTTLRDPCL SALLLDKLPA PGALPACRPE AERRCDVCAT HLQQLTREAM HLLQAPASHE DLDAPHGGPS LAPPSTTTSS RDTPGPAGPA GRQPGRAGPD RTKGLAWSPG PSVQVSVAPA GLGGALSTVT IQAQQCLEGM WSVSRVNSFL PPACLAEAAV AAVAVADTVR ECPPVAGPDG LSKAWGRGGV CTSALVTPTP GSVGGSTGPS AAASFFIRAM QKLSLASKRK KPHPPPPPAT RGTSTYPTDF SGVLQLWPPP APPCLLRAAS KTKDNPGSIG KVKVMLRIWP AQGAQRSAEA MSFLKVDPRK KQVILYDPAA GPPGSAGPRR AATAAVPKMF AFDAVFPQDS EQAEVCSGTV ADVLQSVVSG ADGCIFSFGH MSLGKSYTMI GKDSSPQSLG IVPCAISWLF RLIEERRERT GTRFSVRVSA VEVCGRDQSL RDLLAEVAPG SLQDTQSPGV YLREDPVCGA QLQNQSELRA PTAEKAAFYL DAALAARSTS RAGCGEDARR SSHMLFTLHV YQYRMEKCGR GGMSGGRSRL HLIDLGSCEA AAGRAGEAAG GPLCLSLSAL GSVILALVNG AKHVPYRDHR LTMLLRESLA TAGCRTTMIA HVSDAPAQHA ETLSTVQLAA RIHRLRRKKA KYASSSSGGE SSCEEGRARR PPHLRPFHPR TVALDPDRTP PCLPGDPDYS SSSEQSCDTV IYVGPGGAAL SDRELTDNEG PPDFVPIIPA LSRHRPSKGP RDADHFRCST FAELQERLEC MDGNEGPSGG PGGTDGAQAS PARGGRKPSP PEAASPRKAV GTPMAASTPR GSSGPDTHQG TPEPCKAIVW GDQREDSSAW PELLVPEKAA VSGGRRPLPS PAPPPPQLLE ACRAPEEPGG GGTDGVARTP PVGMSGQVAG SPMLPGATCP RLAAGSRCPE RGLLTTTVTL QRPVELNGED ELVFTVVEEL SLGALAGAGR PTSLASFDSD CSLRALASGS RPVSIISSIN DEFDAYTSQA PEGGPLEGAA WAGSSHGSSI SSWLSEVSVC TADSRDPTPQ PRFSPDSLAG LDPGGPPALD GSLGDGSSGF LGPDRPDSPG PTWGPCPGEV AAVAPSRPGR EPQAGPSRWA SAAQTIHSSL PRKPRTASAT TRVGCARLGQ SPPGRGGLFE DPWLLRVGEC DTQAASAGRA PSPTLGSPRL PEAQVMLACA QRVVDGCEVA ARAARRPEAV ARIPPLRRGA TTLGVTTPAV SWGDAPTEVV ACSGSLKASP TSKKGLAPKA GFLPRPSGAA PPAPPTRKSS LEQRSSPASA PPHAVNPARV GAAAVLRGEE EPRPSSRADH SVPRATSSLK ARASKVEAAH RLAGHASLER YEGLAHSSSK GREAPGRPPR AVPKLGVPPS SPTHGPAPAC RSGAAKAVGA PKPPVGGGKG RGLVAGGSRA LGPSVKLSTA SVTGRSPGGP VAGPRAAPRA GPSVGAKAGR GTVMGTKQAL RAAHSRVHEL SASGAPGRGG SSWGSADSDS GHDSGVNVGE ERPPTGPALP SPYSKVTAPR RPQRYSSGHG SDNSSVLSGE LPPAMGRTAL FHHSGGSSGY ESLRRDSEAT GSASSAPDSM SESGAASPGA RTRSLKSPKK RATGLQRRRL IPAPLPDTTA LGRKPSLPGQ WVDLPPPLAG SLKEPFEIKV YEIDDVERLQ RPRPTPREAP TQGLACVSTR LRLAERRQQR LREVQAKHKH LCEELAETQG RLMLEPGRWL EQFEVDPELE PESAEYLAAL ERATAALEQC VNLCKAHVMM VTCFDISVAA SAAIPGPQEV DV

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 KIF26A?

The strongest Open Targets associations for KIF26A are platelet count, platelet crit, alcohol consumption measurement, complex cortical dysplasia with other brain malformations and risk-taking behaviour.

How long is the KIF26A protein?

The Homo sapiens KIF26A protein (UniProt Q9ULI4) is 1882 amino acids long.

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Sources

UniProtKB Q9ULI4 — name, gene, function, sequence, keywords (CC BY 4.0)
AlphaFold DB Q9ULI4 — predicted 3D structure (CC BY 4.0)
Open Targets Platform — disease associations and tractability (CC0)

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