Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
284086
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
NIMA related kinase 8
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
NEK8
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
JCK, NEK12A, NPHP9, PKD8, RHPD2
Disease Acronyms (UniProt) Disease acronyms from UniProt database
NPHP9, PKD8, RHPD2
Chromosome Chromosome number
17
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
17q11.2
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes a member of the serine/threionine protein kinase family related to NIMA (never in mitosis, gene A) of Aspergillus nidulans. The encoded protein may play a role in cell cycle progression from G2 to M phase. Mutations in the related mouse
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs118204032 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs140255077 C>G,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Coding sequence variant, synonymous variant
rs375661404 C>T Pathogenic, uncertain-significance Stop gained, coding sequence variant
rs376531637 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs751440831 G>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT724383 hsa-miR-150-5p HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT724382 hsa-miR-532-3p HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT724381 hsa-miR-2116-3p HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT724380 hsa-miR-3663-5p HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT724379 hsa-miR-6131 HITS-CLIP 19536157
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0004674 Function Protein serine/threonine kinase activity IBA 21873635
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 23418306, 25036637, 25416956, 26188091, 26638075, 32296183, 32814053
GO:0005524 Function ATP binding IEA
GO:0005634 Component Nucleus IBA 21873635
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IBA 21873635
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
609799 13387 ENSG00000160602
Protein
UniProt ID Q86SG6
Protein name Serine/threonine-protein kinase Nek8 (EC 2.7.11.1) (Never in mitosis A-related kinase 8) (NimA-related protein kinase 8) (Nima-related protein kinase 12a)
Protein function Required for renal tubular integrity. May regulate local cytoskeletal structure in kidney tubule epithelial cells. May regulate ciliary biogenesis through targeting of proteins to the cilia (PubMed:37598857). Plays a role in organogenesis, and i
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00069 Pkinase 4 258 Protein kinase domain Domain
PF00415 RCC1 409 458 Regulator of chromosome condensation (RCC1) repeat Repeat
PF00415 RCC1 463 510 Regulator of chromosome condensation (RCC1) repeat Repeat
PF00415 RCC1 579 628 Regulator of chromosome condensation (RCC1) repeat Repeat
PF00415 RCC1 631 681 Regulator of chromosome condensation (RCC1) repeat Repeat
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highest expression in thyroid, adrenal gland and skin. Low levels in spleen, colon and uterus. Overexpressed in breast tumors, with highest expression in infiltrating ductal carcinomas and moderate levels in mucinous adenocarcinoma. {E
Sequence
Sequence length 692
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Cholestasis Cholestasis rs121909103, rs751511532, rs376368459, rs762702807, rs1578490102, rs1578499691, rs1578504946, rs1317656688, rs199791850, rs1452792080, rs1578491039
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy rs63750743, rs104894655, rs121908987, rs587776643, rs28938173, rs121908989, rs121908991, rs267606977, rs267606978, rs193922384, rs121909374, rs886041030, rs886041031, rs121909375, rs121909377
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Kidney disease Kidney Diseases, Chronic kidney disease stage 5 rs74315342, rs749740335, rs757649673, rs112417755, rs35138315 18199800
Nephronophthisis Nephronophthisis, NEPHRONOPHTHISIS 2, NEPHRONOPHTHISIS 9, Infantile nephronophthisis rs62635288, rs267607116, rs201893408, rs267607117, rs202149403, rs118204032, rs121918244, rs750962965, rs1474058708, rs119456959, rs119456960, rs119456961, rs119456962, rs267606916, rs137852856
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26862157, 23418306, 18199800
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Pulmonary hypoplasia Congenital hypoplasia of lung ClinVar
Cystic Kidney Disease polycystic kidney disease 8 GenCC
RENAL-HEPATIC-PANCREATIC DYSPLASIA renal-hepatic-pancreatic dysplasia GenCC
Polycystic kidney disease autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease GenCC
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Apraxias Associate 27120335
Breast Neoplasms Associate 37100815
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 23376929
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Stimulate 35105934
Ciliopathies Associate 21068128
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 37596667
Glioma Associate 34374193
Neoplasm Metastasis Stimulate 35105934, 37100815
Neoplasms Stimulate 23376929, 35105934, 37100815
Neoplasms Associate 34374193