Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 4751
Gene name NIMA related kinase 2
Gene symbol NEK2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
HsPK21NEK2ANLK1PPP1R111RP67
Chromosome 1
Chromosome location 1q32.3
Summary This gene encodes a serine/threonine-protein kinase that is involved in mitotic regulation. This protein is localized to the centrosome, and undetectable during G1 phase, but accumulates progressively throughout the S phase, reaching maximal levels in lat
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs398122961 CTCATACA>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, frameshift variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT022077 hsa-miR-128-3p Microarray 17612493
MIRT048925 hsa-miR-92a-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT022077 hsa-miR-128-3p HT29 24046120
MIRT733367 hsa-miR-329-3p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blotting 32190004
MIRT733367 hsa-miR-329-3p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blotting 32190004
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000070 Process Mitotic sister chromatid segregation IEA
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0000278 Process Mitotic cell cycle IEA
GO:0000278 Process Mitotic cell cycle TAS 9430639
GO:0000775 Component Chromosome, centromeric region IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
604043 7745 ENSG00000117650
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P51955
Protein name Serine/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)
Protein function Protein kinase which is involved in the control of centrosome separation and bipolar spindle formation in mitotic cells and chromatin condensation in meiotic cells. Regulates centrosome separation (essential for the formation of bipolar spindles
PDB 2JAV , 2W5A , 2W5B , 2W5H , 2WQO , 2XK3 , 2XK4 , 2XK6 , 2XK7 , 2XK8 , 2XKC , 2XKD , 2XKE , 2XKF , 2XNM , 2XNN , 2XNO , 2XNP , 4A4X , 4AFE , 5M51 , 5M53 , 5M55 , 5M57 , 6SGD , 6SGH , 6SGI , 6SGK , 6SK9 , 6TM5
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00069 Pkinase 8 271 Protein kinase domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Isoform 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 t
Sequence
MPSRAEDYEVLYTIGTGSYGRCQKIRRKSDGKILVWKELDYGSMTEAEKQMLVSEVNLLR
ELKHPNIVRYYDRIIDRTNTTLYIVMEYCEGGDLASVITKGTKERQYLDEEFVLRVMTQL
TLALKECHRRSDGGHTVLHRDLKPANVFLDGKQNVKLGDFGLARILNHDTSFAKTFVGTP
YYMSPEQMNRMSYNEKSDIWSLGCLLYELCALMPPFTAFSQKELAGKIREGKFRRIPYRY
SDELNEIITRMLNLKDYHRPSVEEILENPLI
ADLVADEQRRNLERRGRQLGEPEKSQDSS
PVLSELKLKEIQLQERERALKAREERLEQKEQELCVRERLAEDKLARAENLLKNYSLLKE
RKFLSLASNPELLNLPSSVIKKKVHFSGESKENIMRSENSESQLTSKSKCKDLKKRLHAA
QLRAQALSDIEKNYQLKSRQILGMR
Sequence length 445
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    APC-Cdc20 mediated degradation of Nek2A
Regulation of PLK1 Activity at G2/M Transition
Loss of Nlp from mitotic centrosomes
Recruitment of mitotic centrosome proteins and complexes
Loss of proteins required for interphase microtubule organization from the centrosome
Recruitment of NuMA to mitotic centrosomes
Anchoring of the basal body to the plasma membrane
AURKA Activation by TPX2
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Retinal dystrophy Likely pathogenic rs1655077098, rs1050943261, rs763584429, rs2464395714, rs773878112 RCV003890429
RCV003890440
RCV003890444
RCV003890462
RCV003890473
Retinitis pigmentosa 67 Pathogenic rs398122961 RCV000076909
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Lung cancer Uncertain significance rs201869074 RCV005911108
Malignant lymphoma, large B-cell, diffuse Uncertain significance rs146297864 RCV005911033
Malignant tumor of urinary bladder Likely benign rs145931962 RCV005923967
NEK2-related disorder Uncertain significance; Likely benign; Benign rs146297864, rs533273372, rs45623136, rs34267138, rs181112920 RCV004758158
RCV003943994
RCV003915839
RCV003926213
RCV003908407
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma Associate 34818353
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 34850664, 36499051, 40222041
Aneuploidy Associate 20034488, 24369428
Breast Neoplasms Associate 23340795, 23497539, 23776583, 24091727, 24489661, 24797070, 26290419, 29330624, 32558224, 35139887, 37958803
Carcinogenesis Associate 28759960, 29399700, 36738674
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 22539975, 26337275, 28086821, 28101574, 28759960, 31822116, 33109182, 33157984, 33540684, 33946043, 35545405, 39596041
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Stimulate 29399700
Carcinoma Intraductal Noninfiltrating Associate 35880695
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Associate 24763826, 28509438
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Stimulate 35105934