NEK8

NEK8
Identifiers
Aliases	NEK8, JCK, NEK12A, NPHP9, RHPD2, NIMA related kinase 8
External IDs	OMIM: 609799; MGI: 1890646; HomoloGene: 84442; GeneCards: NEK8; OMA:NEK8 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 17 (human)
End	28,743,455 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 11 (mouse)
End	78,067,501 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	buccal mucosa cell; ; left lobe of thyroid gland; ; granulocyte; ; right lobe of thyroid gland; ; right uterine tube; ; lymph node; ; right adrenal cortex; ; monocyte; ; visceral pleura; ; testicle;
	Top expressed in
	saccule; ; otic vesicle; ; lumbar spinal ganglion; ; spermatocyte; ; tail of embryo; ; right kidney; ; genital tubercle; ; proximal tubule; ; ventricular zone; ; granulocyte;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	kinase activity; transferase activity; nucleotide binding; protein kinase activity; protein binding; ATP binding; metal ion binding; protein serine/threonine kinase activity;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; ciliary base; cell projection; cytoskeleton; ciliary inversin compartment; cilium;
Biological process	animal organ morphogenesis; heart development; regulation of hippo signaling; determination of left/right symmetry; phosphorylation; protein phosphorylation; cilium assembly;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	284086
	140859
	ENSG00000160602
	ENSMUSG00000017405
	Q86SG6
	Q91ZR4
	NM_178170
	NM_080849
	NP_835464
	NP_543125
	Wikidata
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Serine/threonine-protein kinase Nek8, also known as never in mitosis A-related kinase 8, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NEK8 gene.