Kinesin-related motor protein involved in mitotic spindle positioning; stabilizes microtubules by targeting Bik1p to the plus end; functions as a microtubule polymerase and catastrophe inhibitor in vitro; Kip2p levels are controlled during the cell cycle [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006076]
Chromosome XVI: 257,216-259,336 reverse strand.
R64-1-1:BK006949.2
This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 148 orthologues and 4 paralogues.