Kinesin-like protein KIF13A (Kif13a)

Plus end-directed microtubule-dependent motor protein involved in intracellular transport and regulating a variety of processes like mannose-6-phosphate receptor (M6PR) transfer to the plasma membrane, endosomal sorting through melanosome biogenesis and cytokinesis. Throughout melanosome maturation, required for delivering melanogenic enzymes from recycling endosomes to nascent melanosomes by making peripheral recycling endosomal subdomains in melanocytes.

Also needed for the abcission step in cytokinesis: mediates translocation of ZFYVE26, and maybe TTC19, to the midbody during cytokinesis (By similarity). Mediates the transfer of M6PR-containing vesicles from trans-Golgi system to the plasma membrane via direct interaction with the AP-1 complex.