Gene Information
Gene NameNEK6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length313
Protein NamesSerine/threonine-protein kinase Nek6 (EC 2.7.11.1) (Never in mitosis A-related kinase 6) (NimA-related protein kinase 6) (Protein kinase SID6-1512)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000119408 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9HC98
Gene CardNEK6
Uniprot IDQ9HC98
PfamPF00069
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.254817948)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NEK6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NEK6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NEK6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NEK6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nek6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NEK6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nek6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNEK7
ParalogsNEK5, NEK11, NEK2, NEK7, NEK9, NEK3, NEK10, NEK8
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous, with highest expression in heart and skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12054534}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Nucleus speckle. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, spindle pole. Note=Colocalizes with APBB1 at the nuclear speckles. Colocalizes with PIN1 in the nucleus. Colocalizes with ATF4, CIR1, ARHGAP33, ANKRA2, CDC42, NEK9, RAD26L, RBBP6, RPS7, TRIP4, RELB and PHF1 in the centrosome. Localizes to spindle microtubules in metaphase and anaphase and to the midbody during cytokinesis.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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