Gene Information
Gene NameNEK3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length506
Protein NamesSerine/threonine-protein kinase Nek3 (EC 2.7.11.1) (HSPK 36) (Never in mitosis A-related kinase 3) (NimA-related protein kinase 3)
Target Nameserine/threonine-protein kinase nek3
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000136098 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBP51956
Gene CardNEK3
Uniprot IDP51956
PfamPF00069
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.183567714)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NEK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NEK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NEK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nek3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NEK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nek3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NEK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNEK4
ParalogsNEK5, NEK11, NEK2, NEK7, NEK9, NEK6, NEK10, NEK8
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUp-regulated in malignant versus normal breast tissue. Isoform 2 shows a high level of expression in testis, ovary and brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12063396, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17297458}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17482764  rs55946204  rs56190615  rs56021040  rs34077016  rs55969405  rs34076988  rs34488913 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. Cell projection, axon {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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