NEK7 Protein

NIMA (never in mitosis gene a)-related kinase 7

NEK7 Products

NEK7 Protein, Recombinant

Molecule	Species	Description	Cat. No
NEK7	Human	NEK7 Protein, Recombinant, With GST Tag	11534-H20B

NEK7 cDNA Clone

Molecule	Species	Description	Cat. No
NEK7	Human	Homo sapiens NEK7 cDNA Clone	HG11534-M

NEK7 Related Areas

Enzyme>>Protein Kinase>>Intracellular Kinase>>NEK7

Signal Transduction>>Protein Kinase>>Intracellular Kinase>>NEK7

NEK7 Alternative Names

NEK7 [Homo sapiens]

Nek7, 2810460C19Rik, AU020186 [Mus musculus]

NEK7 Background

NIMA (never in mitosis gene a)-related kinase 7, NEK7 belongs to the NIMA subfamily, NEK Ser/Thr protein kinase family, protein kinase superfamily. NEKs (NIMA-related kinases) are mammalian serine/threonine (Ser/Thr) protein kinases structurally related to Aspergillus NIMA (Never in Mitosis, gene A), which plays essential roles in mitotic signaling. NEKs share an amino-terminal catalytic domain related to NIMA, an Aspergillus kinase involved in the control of several aspects of mitosis, and divergent carboxyl-terminal tails of varying length. NEKs are commonly referred to as mitotic kinases, although a definitive in vivo verification of this definition is largely missing. Reduction in the activity of NEK7 or its close paralog, NEK6, has previously been shown to arrest cells in mitosis, mainly at metaphase. NEK7 is a regulator of cell division, and reveal it as an essential component for mammalian growth and survival. The intimate connection between tetraploidy, aneuploidy and cancer development suggests that NEK7 deregulation can induce oncogenesis. The endogenous NEK7 protein is enriched at the centrosome in a microtubule-independent manner. Overexpression of wt or kinase-defective NEK7 resulted in cells of rounder appearance, and higher proportions of multinuclear and apoptotic cells.

NEK7 Related Studies

1. Belham C, et al. (2003) A mitotic cascade of NIMA family kinases. Nercc1/Nek9 activates the Nek6 and Nek7 kinases. J Biol Chem. 278(37): 34897-909.
2. Minoguchi S, et al.. (2003) Differential control of the NIMA-related kinases, Nek6 and Nek7, by serum stimulation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 301(4): 899-906.
3. Yissachar N, et al. (2006) Nek7 kinase is enriched at the centrosome, and is required for proper spindle assembly and mitotic progression. FEBS Lett. 580(27): 6489-95.
4. Salem H, et al. (2010) Nek7 kinase targeting leads to early mortality, cytokinesis disturbance and polyploidy. Oncogene. 29(28): 4046-57.