Gene Information
Gene NameNEK8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length979
Protein NamesSerine/threonine-protein kinase Nek9 (EC 2.7.11.1) (Nercc1 kinase) (Never in mitosis A-related kinase 9) (NimA-related protein kinase 9) (NimA-related kinase 8) (Nek8)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000160602 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBQ8TD19
Gene CardNEK9
Uniprot IDQ8TD19
PfamPF00069; PF00415
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.000038758)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NEK8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NEK8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NEK8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NEK8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nek8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NEK8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nek8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NEK8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNEK9
ParalogsNEK5, NEK11, NEK2, NEK7, NEK9, NEK3, NEK6, NEK10
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityMost abundant in heart, liver, kidney and testis. Also expressed in smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.157143(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3ZKE  (X-ray  2.20A  3ZKF  (X-ray  2.60A 
DBSNP rs879253775  rs10146482  rs1555352529  rs142859694  rs36014869 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14660563}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14660563}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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