Enables JUN kinase binding activity; microtubule lateral binding activity; and microtubule motor activity. Involved in axonal transport; hippocampus development; and positive regulation of transport. Located in axonal growth cone; microtubule cytoskeleton; and perinuclear region of cytoplasm. Orthologous to human KIF5B (kinesin family member 5B). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]