This gene encodes a kinesin-like protein that functions as a microtubule-dependent molecular motor. The encoded protein can depolymerize microtubules at the plus end, thereby promoting mitotic chromosome segregation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2014],CT139, KNSL6, MCAK,Cell Biology & Developmental Biology,Cell Cycle,Cell Cycle_Centromere,Cytoskeleton,Cytoskeleton_Motor Proteins,Signal Transduction,KIF2C