General Information of Drug Therapeutic Target (DTT) (ID: TT8I2M7)

DTT Name Serine/threonine-protein kinase Nek6 (NEK6)
Synonyms Protein kinase SID6-1512; NimA-related protein kinase 6; Never in mitosis A-related kinase 6
Gene Name NEK6
DTT Type
Literature-reported target
[1]
UniProt ID
NEK6_HUMAN
TTD ID
T78992
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
MAGQPGHMPHGGSSNNLCHTLGPVHPPDPQRHPNTLSFRCSLADFQIEKKIGRGQFSEVY
KATCLLDRKTVALKKVQIFEMMDAKARQDCVKEIGLLKQLNHPNIIKYLDSFIEDNELNI
VLELADAGDLSQMIKYFKKQKRLIPERTVWKYFVQLCSAVEHMHSRRVMHRDIKPANVFI
TATGVVKLGDLGLGRFFSSETTAAHSLVGTPYYMSPERIHENGYNFKSDIWSLGCLLYEM
AALQSPFYGDKMNLFSLCQKIEQCDYPPLPGEHYSEKLRELVSMCICPDPHQRPDIGYVH
QVAKQMHIWMSST
Function
Protein kinase which plays an important role in mitotic cell cycle progression. Required for chromosome segregation at metaphase-anaphase transition, robust mitotic spindle formation and cytokinesis. Phosphorylates ATF4, CIR1, PTN, RAD26L, RBBP6, RPS7, RPS6KB1, TRIP4, STAT3 and histones H1 and H3. Phosphorylates KIF11 to promote mitotic spindle formation. Involved in G2/M phase cell cycle arrest induced by DNA damage. Inhibition of activity results in apoptosis. May contribute to tumorigenesis by suppressing p53/TP53-induced cancer cell senescence.
Reactome Pathway
Nuclear Pore Complex (NPC) Disassembly (R-HSA-3301854 )
EML4 and NUDC in mitotic spindle formation (R-HSA-9648025 )
Activation of NIMA Kinases NEK9, NEK6, NEK7 (R-HSA-2980767 )

References

1 Nek6 mediates human cancer cell transformation and is a potential cancer therapeutic target. RETRACTED ARTICLESee: Retraction NoticeMol Cancer Res. 2010 May;8(5):717-28.