BICD2, Official Symbol BICD2provided by HGNC Official Full Name BICD cargo adaptor 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17208 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000185963 MIM:609797; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17208 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as SMALED2; SMALED2A; SMALED2B; bA526D8.1 Summary This gene is one of two human homologs of Drosophila bicaudal-D and a member of the Bicoid family. It has been implicated in dynein-mediated, minus end-directed motility along microtubules. It has also been reported to be a phosphorylation target of NIMA related kinase 8. Two alternative splice variants have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in skin (RPKM 24.1), esophagus (RPKM 14.2) and 24 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all