ReviewJournal of cell science2012
Cell cycle regulation by the NEK family of protein kinases.
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- A divergent Plasmodium NEK4 acts as a key regulator driving the early events of meiosis.Nature communications · 2026Article
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- Chemical programming of kinase inhibitors in a modular chemputer-based system.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Human oncogenic herpesvirus latency proteins activate NEK2 to promote chromosomal instability and tumorigenesis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- The Crohn's disease-related RNF123 prevents NLRP3 inflammasome assembly by catalyzing unanchored K63-linked ubiquitination on NEK7.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- The dynamic nature of genetic risk for schizophrenia within genes regulated by FOXP1 during neurodevelopment.Human molecular genetics · 2026Article
- NEK7 phosphorylation of cortactin modulates the migratory capacity of cells expressing EML4-ALK V3.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Longitudinal analysis of retinal cell state transitions in RB1-deficient retinal organoids reveals the nascent cone precursors are the earliest cell-origin of human retinoblastoma.Cell death & disease · 2026Article
- PCID2 is essential for spermatogonial differentiation by regulating alternative splicing.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026Article
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Abstract
Genetic screens for cell division cycle mutants in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans led to the discovery of never-in-mitosis A (NIMA), a serine/threonine kinase that is required for mitotic entry. Since that discovery, NIMA-related kinases, or NEKs, have been identified in most eukaryotes, including humans where eleven genetically distinct proteins named NEK1 to NEK11 are expressed. Although there is no evidence that human NEKs are essential for mitotic entry, it is clear that several NEK family members have important roles in cell cycle control. In particular, NEK2, NEK6, NEK7 and NEK9 contribute to the establishment of the microtubule-based mitotic spindle, whereas NEK1, NEK10 and NEK11 have been implicated in the DNA damage response. Roles for NEKs in other aspects of mitotic progression, such as chromatin condensation, nuclear envelope breakdown, spindle assembly checkpoint signalling and cytokinesis have also been proposed. Interestingly, NEK1 and NEK8 also function within cilia, the microtubule-based structures that are nucleated from basal bodies. This has led to the current hypothesis that NEKs have evolved to coordinate microtubule-dependent processes in both dividing and non-dividing cells. Here, we review the functions of the human NEKs, with particular emphasis on those family members that are involved in cell cycle control, and consider their potential as therapeutic targets in cancer.
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