Function:KIF4A translocates PRC1 to the plus ends of interdigitating spindle microtubules during the metaphase to anaphase transition , an essential step for the formation of an organized central spindle midzone and midbody and for successful cytokinesis. Required for KIF14 localization to the central spindle and midbody. Acts as a microtubule-binding and bundling protein both in vivo and vitro. May function as an in vivo cyclin-CDK substrate. ,PTM:Phosphorylated; very weak in G1/S phase cells. Much higher levels of phosphorylation are detected at later cell cycle phases , reaching a maximum during mitosis. ,similarity:Belongs to the MAP65/ASE1 family. ,subcellular location:Predominantly localized to the nucleus of interphase cells. During mitosis becomes associated with the mitotic spindle poles and localizes with the cell midbody during cytokinesis. ,subunit:Interacts with the C-terminal Rho-GAP domain and the basic region of RACGAP1. The interaction with RACGAP1 inhibits its GAP activity towards Cdc42 in vitro , which may be required for maintaining normal spindle morphology. Interacts separately via its N-terminal region with the C-terminus of CENPE , KIF4A and KIF23 during late mitosis. Interacts with KIF14 and KIF20A. ,
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