Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables microtubule motor activity. Involved in anterograde dendritic transport of neurotransmitter receptor complex. Acts upstream of or within microtubule-based process; protein-containing complex localization; and vesicle-mediated transport. Located in several cellular components, including periciliary membrane compartment; photoreceptor cell cilium; and plasma membrane bounded cell projection cytoplasm. Part of kinesin complex. Is expressed in central nervous system; retina; and testis. Orthologous to human KIF17 (kinesin family member 17).