General Information of Drug Therapeutic Target (DTT) (ID: TT8AH9I)

DTT Name Serine/threonine-protein kinase Nek8 (NEK8)
Synonyms Nima-related protein kinase 12a; NimA-related protein kinase 8; Never in mitosis A-related kinase 8; NEK12A; JCK
Gene Name NEK8
DTT Type
Literature-reported target
[1]
BioChemical Class
Protein kinase superfamily. NEK Ser/Thr protein kinase family
UniProt ID
NEK8_HUMAN
TTD ID
T92208
3D Structure
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2D Sequence (FASTA)
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3D Structure (PDB)
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EC Number
EC 2.7.11.1
Sequence
MEKYERIRVVGRGAFGIVHLCLRKADQKLVIIKQIPVEQMTKEERQAAQNECQVLKLLNH
PNVIEYYENFLEDKALMIAMEYAPGGTLAEFIQKRCNSLLEEETILHFFVQILLALHHVH
THLILHRDLKTQNILLDKHRMVVKIGDFGISKILSSKSKAYTVVGTPCYISPELCEGKPY
NQKSDIWALGCVLYELASLKRAFEAANLPALVLKIMSGTFAPISDRYSPELRQLVLSLLS
LEPAQRPPLSHIMAQPLCIRALLNLHTDVGSVRMRRAEKSVAPSNTGSRTTSVRCRGIPR
GPVRPAIPPPLSSVYAWGGGLGTPLRLPMLNTEVVQVAAGRTQKAGVTRSGRLILWEAPP
LGAGGGSLLPGAVEQPQPQFISRFLEGQSGVTIKHVACGDFFTACLTDRGIIMTFGSGSN
GCLGHGSLTDISQPTIVEALLGYEMVQVACGASHVLALSTERELFAWGRGDSGRLGLGTR
ESHSCPQQVPMPPGQEAQRVVCGIDSSMILTVPGQALACGSNRFNKLGLDHLSLGEEPVP
HQQVEEALSFTLLGSAPLDQEPLLSIDLGTAHSAAVTASGDCYTFGSNQHGQLGTNTRRG
SRAPCKVQGLEGIKMAMVACGDAFTVAIGAESEVYSWGKGARGRLGRRDEDAGLPRPVQL
DETHPYTVTSVSCCHGNTLLAVRSVTDEPVPP
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. Plays a role in organogenesis and is involved in the regulation of the Hippo signaling pathway.

References

1 Nek8, a NIMA family kinase member, is overexpressed in primary human breast tumors. Gene. 2004 Mar 17;328:135-42.