Description
Product Characteristics:
Phosphorylates serines and threonines, but also appears to possess tyrosine kinase activity. Implicated in the control of meiosis (By similarity). Involved in cilium assembly. In response to injury that includes DNA damage, NEK1 phosphorylates VDAC1 to limit mitochondrial cell death.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Nucleus
Synonyms: SRPS2, SRTD6, SRPS2A, NY-REN-55, Serine/threonine-protein kinase Nek1, Never in mitosis A-related kinase 1, NimA-related protein kinase 1, Renal carcinoma antigen NY-REN-55, NEK1, KIAA1901
Target Information: The protein encoded by this gene is a serine/threonine kinase involved in cell cycle regulation. The encoded protein is found in a centrosomal complex with FEZ1, a neuronal protein that plays a role in axonal development. Defects in this gene are a cause of polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010]