Gene Information
Gene NameNIK
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1239
Protein NamesMitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 4 (EC 2.7.11.1) (HPK/GCK-like kinase HGK) (MAPK/ERK kinase kinase kinase 4) (MEK kinase kinase 4) (MEKKK 4) (Nck-interacting kinase)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBO95819
Gene CardMAP4K4
Uniprot IDO95819
PfamPF00780; PF00069
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. Isoform 5 is abundant in the brain. Isoform 4 is predominant in the liver, skeletal muscle and placenta. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9890973}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4OBO  (X-ray  2.10A  4OBP  (X-ray  2.27A  4OBQ  (X-ray  2.19A  4RVT  (X-ray  2.40A  4U3Y  (X-ray  1.45A  4U3Z  (X-ray  2.09A  4U40  (X-ray  2.30A  4U41  (X-ray  2.20A  4U42  (X-ray  2.50A  4U43  (X-ray  2.18A  4U44  (X-ray  2.43A  4U45  (X-ray  2.58A  4ZK5  (X-ray  2.89A  4ZP5  (X-ray  2.29A  5DI1  (X-ray  2.90A  5J95  (X-ray  2.50A  5W5Q  (X-ray  2.33A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14966141}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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