Tags: Protein.
Kinectin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KTN1 gene.Various cellular organelles and vesicles are transported along the microtubules in the cytoplasm. Likewise membrane recycling of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Golgi assembly at the microtubule organizing center and alignment of lysosomes along microtubules are all related processes. The transport of organelles requires a special class of microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs).