Gene Information
Gene NameTNIK
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1360
Protein NamesTRAF2 and NCK-interacting protein kinase (EC 2.7.11.1)
Target Nametraf2 and nck-interacting protein kinase
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000154310 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBQ9UKE5
Gene CardTNIK
Uniprot IDQ9UKE5
PfamPF00780; PF00069
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.040556469)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TNIK ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TNIK ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TNIK ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TNIK ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tnik ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TNIK ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tnik ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TNIK ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsMINK1, MAP4K4
ParalogsPAK5, PAK6, PAK4, SBK2, STK39, MAP4K1, PAK2, PAK1, PAK3, MAP4K5, SLK, MAP3K14, MAP3K19, STRADB, STK4, MAP3K1, TAOK2, MAP4K3, NRK, STRADA, MAP2K3, STK10, MAP2K6, STK26, TAOK3, TAOK1, MAP3K8, MAP4K2, OXSR1, STK3, NEK4, STK25, STK24, MAP4K4, MINK1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed ubiquitously. Highest levels observed in heart, brain and skeletal muscle. Expressed in normal colonic epithelia and colorectal cancer tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10521462, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19816403}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2X7F  (X-ray  2.80A  5AX9  (X-ray  2.40A  5CWZ  (X-ray  2.90A  5D7A  (X-ray  2.90A  6RA5  (X-ray  2.90A  6RA7  (X-ray  1.20A 
DBSNP rs55778284  rs35090763  rs17857452 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus. Cytoplasm. Recycling endosome. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Note=Associated with recycling endosomes and the cytoskeletal fraction upon RAP2A overexpression.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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