NEK8

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NIMA-related kinase 8
Identifiers
SymbolsNEK8; JCK; NEK12A; NPHP9
External IDsOMIM: 609799 MGI: 1890646 HomoloGene: 84442 GeneCards: NEK8 Gene
EC number2.7.11.1
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez284086140859
EnsemblENSG00000160602ENSMUSG00000017405
UniProtQ86SG6Q91ZR4
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_178170NM_080849
RefSeq (protein)NP_835464NP_543125
Location (UCSC)Chr 17:
27.05 – 27.07 Mb
Chr 11:
78.17 – 78.18 Mb
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Serine/threonine-protein kinase Nek8, also known as never in mitosis A-related kinase 8, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NEK8 gene.[1][2]

Function

Nek8 is a member of the serine/threonine-specific protein kinase family related to NIMA (never in mitosis, gene A) of Aspergillus nidulans. The encoded protein may play a role in cell cycle progression from G2 to M phase.[1]

Clinical significance

Mutations in the NEK8 gene associated with nephronophthisis.[3][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: NIMA (never in mitosis gene a)- related kinase 8". 
  2. Otto EA, Trapp ML, Schultheiss UT, Helou J, Quarmby LM, Hildebrandt F (March 2008). "NEK8 mutations affect ciliary and centrosomal localization and may cause nephronophthisis". J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 19 (3): 587–92. doi:10.1681/ASN.2007040490. PMC 2391043. PMID 18199800. 
  3. Lancaster MA, Gleeson JG (June 2009). "The primary cilium as a cellular signaling center: lessons from disease". Curr. Opin. Genet. Dev. 19 (3): 220–9. doi:10.1016/j.gde.2009.04.008. PMC 2953615. PMID 19477114. 
  4. Zalli, D.; Bayliss, R., Fry, A. M. (21 November 2011). "The Nek8 protein kinase, mutated in the human cystic kidney disease nephronophthisis, is both activated and degraded during ciliogenesis". Human Molecular Genetics 21 (5): 1155–1171. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddr544. 

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