Anti-NEK7 antibodies are used in the immunodetection of the protein NIMA related kinase 7. In humans, the canonical protein has a reported length of 302 amino acid residues and a mass of 34.6 kDa. Its subcellular localization is in the nucleus and cytoplasm. Alternative splicing is reported to yield 2 different isoforms for this protein. It is reported to be highly expressed in the lung, muscle, testis, brain, heart, liver, leukocyte and spleen. A member of a the NEK Ser/Thr protein kinase protein family, NEK7 is reported to be a protein kinase, which plays an important role in mitotic cell cycle progression. Post-translational modifications have been described, including phosphorylation. Synonyms for this target antigen include NIMA (never in mitosis gene a)-related kinase 7, never in mitosis A-related kinase 7, nimA-related protein kinase 7, and serine/threonine-protein kinase Nek7.