Gene Information
Gene NameNEK2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length445
Protein NamesSerine/threonine-protein kinase Nek2 (EC 2.7.11.1) (HSPK 21) (Never in mitosis A-related kinase 2) (NimA-related protein kinase 2) (NimA-like protein kinase 1)
Target Nameserine/threonine-protein kinase nek2
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000117650 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP51955
Gene CardNEK2
Uniprot IDP51955
PfamPF00069
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.830058115)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NEK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NEK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NEK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NEK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nek2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NEK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nek2l1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ AABR07069282.1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rabbit_ NEK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNEK5, NEK11, NEK7, NEK9, NEK3, NEK6, NEK10, NEK8
Tissuetestis
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 1 and isoform 2 are expressed in peripheral blood T-cells and a wide variety of transformed cell types. Isoform 1 and isoform 4 are expressed in the testis. Up-regulated in various cancer cell lines, as well as primary breast tumors. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11742531, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15659832}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.002590(Rat);0.242627(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2JAV  (X-ray  2.20A  2W5A  (X-ray  1.55A  2W5B  (X-ray  2.40A  2W5H  (X-ray  2.33A  2WQO  (X-ray  2.17A  2XK3  (X-ray  2.20A  2XK4  (X-ray  2.10A  2XK6  (X-ray  2.20A  2XK7  (X-ray  1.99A  2XK8  (X-ray  2.00A  2XKC  (X-ray  2.50A  2XKD  (X-ray  1.96A  2XKE  (X-ray  2.20A  2XKF  (X-ray  2.35A  2XNM  (X-ray  1.85A  2XNN  (X-ray  2.50A  2XNO  (X-ray  1.98A  2XNP  (X-ray  1.98A  4A4X  (X-ray  2.40A  4AFE  (X-ray  2.60A  5M51  (X-ray  1.90A  5M53  (X-ray  1.90A  5M55  (X-ray  2.40A  5M57  (X-ray  2.30A  6SGD  (X-ray  2.00A  6SGH  (X-ray  3.00A  6SGI  (X-ray  2.30A  6SGK  (X-ray  2.00A  6SK9  (X-ray  2.00A  6TM5  (EM  3.90A 
DBSNP rs2230489  rs56102977 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Nucleus. Nucleus, nucleolus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15161910}. Cytoplasm. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14654843, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26220856}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, spindle pole. Chromosome, centromere, kinetochore. Chromosome, centromere {ECO:0000250}. Note=STK3/MST2 and SAV1 are required for its targeting to the centrosome. Colocalizes with SGO1 and MAD1L1 at the kinetochore. Not associated with kinetochore in the interphase but becomes associated with it upon the breakdown of the nuclear envelope. Has a nucleolar targeting/ retention activity via a coiled-coil domain at the C-terminal end.;
[Isoform 2]: Cytoplasm. Note=Predominantly cytoplasmic.;
[Isoform 4]: Nucleus. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome. Note=Predominantly nuclear.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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