NEK7

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Summary

NEK7 (NIMA related kinase 7, HGNC:13386) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 1q31.3, encoding Serine/threonine-protein kinase Nek7 (Q8TDX7). Protein kinase which plays an important role in mitotic cell cycle progression.

NIMA-related kinases share high amino acid sequence identity with the gene product of the Aspergillus nidulans ’never in mitosis A’ gene, which controls initiation of mitosis.

Source: NCBI Gene 140609 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 3
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 31 total
  • Druggable target: yes — 15 molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_133494

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:13386
Approved symbolNEK7
NameNIMA related kinase 7
Location1q31.3
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
Ensembl geneENSG00000151414
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM606848
Entrez140609

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 53 — 51 protein_coding, 1 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined, 1 retained_intron

ENST00000367383, ENST00000367385, ENST00000391974, ENST00000417895, ENST00000442588, ENST00000493790, ENST00000538004, ENST00000544035, ENST00000876078, ENST00000876079, ENST00000876080, ENST00000876081, ENST00000876082, ENST00000876083, ENST00000876084, ENST00000876085, ENST00000876086, ENST00000876087, ENST00000876088, ENST00000876089, ENST00000876090, ENST00000876091, ENST00000876092, ENST00000876093, ENST00000876094, ENST00000876095, ENST00000876096, ENST00000876097, ENST00000876098, ENST00000876099, ENST00000876100, ENST00000876101, ENST00000876102, ENST00000938615, ENST00000961624, ENST00000961625, ENST00000961626, ENST00000961627, ENST00000961628, ENST00000961629, ENST00000961630, ENST00000961631, ENST00000961632, ENST00000961633, ENST00000961634, ENST00000961635, ENST00000961636, ENST00000961637, ENST00000961638, ENST00000961639, ENST00000961640, ENST00000961641, ENST00000961642

RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_133494 NM_133494

CCDS: CCDS1394

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000367385 — 10 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE00000999456198264125198264235
ENSE00000999457198262575198262637
ENSE00001067833198277961198278069
ENSE00001195921198253040198253180
ENSE00001444396198319412198322420
ENSE00001661619198156998198157276
ENSE00003478699198297127198297240
ENSE00003566226198278954198279061
ENSE00003583530198292945198293039
ENSE00003639938198232553198232637

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 294 present calls, max score 99.38.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 60.0581 / max 709.1135, expressed in 1818 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (14 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
755054.47621817
75513.47591253
75490.3701138
75650.3564157
75710.3126127
75670.216266
75660.175562
75690.142536
75560.120848
75720.116526

Top tissues by expression

295 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
heart right ventricleUBERON:000208099.38gold quality
myocardiumUBERON:000234998.96gold quality
germinal epithelium of ovaryUBERON:000130498.88gold quality
left ventricle myocardiumUBERON:000656698.74gold quality
gluteal muscleUBERON:000200098.59gold quality
cardiac muscle of right atriumUBERON:000337998.47gold quality
superficial temporal arteryUBERON:000161498.12gold quality
calcaneal tendonUBERON:000370198.10gold quality
mucosa of paranasal sinusUBERON:000503098.06gold quality
blood vessel layerUBERON:000479797.99gold quality
skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachiiUBERON:000450297.93gold quality
lower lobe of lungUBERON:000894997.83gold quality
amniotic fluidUBERON:000017397.82gold quality
skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominisUBERON:000451197.78gold quality
vena cavaUBERON:000408797.72gold quality
biceps brachiiUBERON:000150797.68gold quality
corpus callosumUBERON:000233697.48gold quality
triceps brachiiUBERON:000150997.44gold quality
medial globus pallidusUBERON:000247797.38gold quality
vastus lateralisUBERON:000137997.36gold quality
cauda epididymisUBERON:000436097.36gold quality
globus pallidusUBERON:000187597.06gold quality
jejunumUBERON:000211597.05gold quality
visceral pleuraUBERON:000240196.98gold quality
dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerveUBERON:000287096.98gold quality
subthalamic nucleusUBERON:000190696.92gold quality
jejunal mucosaUBERON:000039996.91gold quality
deltoidUBERON:000147696.91gold quality
bronchial epithelial cellCL:000232896.86gold quality
tendonUBERON:000004396.84gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 4 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ANND-3yes6.87
E-MTAB-10290no261.66
E-MTAB-6058no241.98
E-MTAB-6379no216.50

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

214 targeting NEK7, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-4262100.0073.263931
HSA-MIR-8485100.0077.574731
HSA-MIR-3163100.0077.238605
HSA-MIR-340-5P100.0072.504437
HSA-MIR-656-3P100.0072.152788
HSA-MIR-5692A100.0074.406850
HSA-LET-7A-3P100.0074.033932
HSA-LET-7B-3P100.0074.083913
HSA-LET-7F-1-3P100.0074.023928
HSA-MIR-98-3P100.0074.083907
HSA-MIR-574-5P100.0066.01989
HSA-MIR-3924100.0072.092394
HSA-MIR-513A-5P100.0069.772465
HSA-MIR-3689D100.0066.141181
HSA-MIR-6851-5P100.0065.631294
HSA-MIR-6833-3P100.0070.633197
HSA-MIR-6748-5P100.0065.811057
HSA-MIR-4768-5P100.0069.492861
HSA-MIR-3646100.0073.565283
HSA-MIR-366299.9973.825684
HSA-MIR-181A-5P99.9972.962995
HSA-MIR-181B-5P99.9972.972996
HSA-MIR-181C-5P99.9972.952996
HSA-MIR-181D-5P99.9973.042997
HSA-MIR-513B-5P99.9969.962150
HSA-MIR-428299.9975.366408
HSA-MIR-186-5P99.9970.833707
HSA-MIR-6759-5P99.9966.54785
HSA-MIR-196A-1-3P99.9972.152772
HSA-MIR-371B-5P99.9975.344759

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 34)

  • Activated by Nercc1/NEK9; part of the mitotic casscade. (PMID:12840024)
  • a role for Nek7 in regulating proper spindle assembly and mitotic progression. (PMID:17101132)
  • In consistent to the proposal, we observed a decrease in the centrosomal gamma-tubulin levels and reduction of the microtubule re-growth activity in the NEK7-suppressed cells. (PMID:17586473)
  • both Nek6 and Nek7 are activated in mitosis and that interfering with their activity by either depletion or expression of reduced-activity mutants leads to mitotic arrest and apoptosis (PMID:19414596)
  • The activity of Nek6 and Nek7, but not the tyrosine mutant, is increased by interaction with the Nek9 noncatalytic C-terminal domain, suggesting a mechanism in which the tyrosine is released from its autoinhibitory position. (PMID:19941817)
  • Nek9 is a Plk1-activated kinase that controls early centrosome separation through Nek6/7 and Eg5. (PMID:21642957)
  • NEK7 is essential for PCM accumulation in a cell cycle stage-specific manner. (PMID:22100915)
  • Precise MT dynamic instability is critical for accurate shaping of the mitotic spindle and for cilium formation, and higher MT dynamicity is associated with tumorigenicity (PMID:23313050)
  • Nek7, was significantly associated with certain clinicopathologic indices in gallbladder carcinoma (PMID:23359173)
  • Studies indicate that autophosphorylation of Nek7 and Plk4 occurred through an intermolecular mechanism, the kinases Aurora-A and Chk2 followed an intramolecular mechanism. (PMID:23821772)
  • Results show that NEK7 was directly regulated by WHSC1 through H3K36me2 and its knockdown significantly reduced cell-cycle progression, indicating that NEK7 is a key player in the molecular pathway regulated by WHSC1. (PMID:25280969)
  • RGS2 or Nek7 depletion or even overexpression of wild-type or kinase-dead Nek7, reduced gamma-tubulin from the mitotic spindle poles. (PMID:25664600)
  • Nek7 increased Ser/Thr phosphorylation of Anks3 primarily within ankyrin domain.Interaction with Anks3 led to cytoplasmic retention and nuclear exclusion of Nek7. (PMID:26188091)
  • The C-terminal domain of Nek9 activates Nek7 through promoting back-to-back dimerization. (PMID:26522158)
  • NEK7 serves as a cellular switch that enforces mutual exclusivity of the inflammasome response and cell division. (PMID:26642356)
  • Study highlights for the first time the possible role of Nek7 in HCC progression. Nek7 would be a useful biomarker that early predicts HCC patients at higher risk of poor prognosis. (PMID:26921196)
  • Studies indicate that NIMA related kinase 7 (NEK7) targets at NLRP3 protein and involves in the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome. (PMID:27563009)
  • TRF1 phosphorylation by Nek7 favors the binding of shelterin protein TIN2 and disfavors E3 ligase Fbx4 interaction, thus preventing TRF1 ubiquitination and proteasome degradation to maintain telomere integrity. (PMID:28216227)
  • Results demonstrate that NEK7 is involved in the timely regulation of G1 progression, S-phase entry, and procentriole formation. (PMID:28539406)
  • Signaling cascade of the NIMA-related kinases (Neks) Nek6, Nek7, and Nek9 is required for the localization and function of two kinesins essential for cytokinesis, Mklp2 and Kif14 to properly coordinate cytokinesis. (PMID:28630147)
  • The co-chaperone UNC45A is essential for the expression of mitotic kinase NEK7 and tumorigenesis. (PMID:30737284)
  • Aurora A kinase expression was positively correlated with YAP in lung cancer. Aurora A depletion suppresses lung cancer cell colony formation, which could be reversed by YAP ectopic overexpression. (PMID:31160567)
  • data suggest that NEK7 bridges adjacent NLRP3 subunits with bipartite interactions to mediate the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome (PMID:31189953)
  • Mitotic phosphorylation by NEK6 and NEK7 reduces the microtubule affinity of EML4 to promote chromosome congression. (PMID:31409757)
  • Glutathione Transferase Omega-1 Regulates NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation through NEK7 Deglutathionylation. (PMID:31577945)
  • NEK7 interacts with NLRP3 to modulate the pyroptosis in inflammatory bowel disease via NF-kappaB signaling. (PMID:31787755)
  • EML4-ALK V3 oncogenic fusion proteins promote microtubule stabilization and accelerated migration through NEK9 and NEK7. (PMID:32184261)
  • Nek7 conformational flexibility and inhibitor binding probed through protein engineering of the R-spine. (PMID:32242624)
  • Micro-ribonucleic acid-23a-3p prevents the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus by suppressing the activation of nucleotide-binding oligomerization-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 inflammatory bodies-caused pyroptosis through negatively regulating NIMA-related kinase 7. (PMID:32881354)
  • Expression of the NEK7/NLRP3 inflammasome pathway in patients with diabetic lower extremity arterial disease. (PMID:33323459)
  • Hsa-miR-372-5p regulates the NIMA related kinase 7 and IL-1beta release in NK/T-cell lymphoma. (PMID:34080953)
  • The Inflammasome Activity of NLRP3 Is Independent of NEK7 in HEK293 Cells Co-Expressing ASC. (PMID:36142182)
  • ZDHHC5-mediated NLRP3 palmitoylation promotes NLRP3-NEK7 interaction and inflammasome activation. (PMID:38092000)
  • P2X7R Modulates NEK7-NLRP3 Interaction to Exacerbate Experimental Autoimmune Prostatitis via GSDMD-mediated Prostate Epithelial Cell Pyroptosis. (PMID:38993566)

Cross-species orthologs

4 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_rerionek7ENSDARG00000056966
mus_musculusNek7ENSMUSG00000026393
rattus_norvegicusNek7ENSRNOG00000000657
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00008956

Paralogs (8): NEK11 (ENSG00000114670), NEK2 (ENSG00000117650), NEK6 (ENSG00000119408), NEK9 (ENSG00000119638), NEK3 (ENSG00000136098), NEK8 (ENSG00000160602), NEK10 (ENSG00000163491), NEK5 (ENSG00000197168)

Protein

Protein identifiers

Serine/threonine-protein kinase Nek7Q8TDX7 (reviewed: Q8TDX7)

Alternative names: Never in mitosis A-related kinase 7

All UniProt accessions (4): C9J1H8, F5H3U7, F8WAG2, Q8TDX7

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Protein kinase which plays an important role in mitotic cell cycle progression. Required for microtubule nucleation activity of the centrosome, robust mitotic spindle formation and cytokinesis. Phosphorylates EML4 at ‘Ser-146’, promoting its dissociation from microtubules during mitosis which is required for efficient chromosome congression. Phosphorylates RPS6KB1. Acts as an essential activator of the NLRP3 inflammasome assembly independently of its kinase activity. Acts by unlocking NLRP3 following NLRP3 tranlocation into the microtubule organizing center (MTOC), relieving NLRP3 autoinhibition and promoting formation of the NLRP3:PYCARD complex, and activation of CASP1. Serves as a cellular switch that enforces mutual exclusivity of the inflammasome response and cell division: interaction with NEK9 prevents interaction with NLRP3 and activation of the inflammasome during mitosis.

Subunit / interactions. Monomer. Interacts with NEK9; interaction takes place during mitosis; it relieves NEK7 autoinhibition and prevents interaction with NLRP3. Interacts with ANKS3; this interaction alters the subcellular distribution of NEK7 by preventing its nuclear translocation. Interacts (via N-terminus) with NLRP3 (via LRR repeat domain); the interaction is required for the formation of the complex NLRP3:PYCARD, oligomerization of PYCARD and activation of CASP1. (Microbial infection) Interacts with human cytomegalovirus protein US18; this interaction promotes inflammasome assembly.

Subcellular location. Nucleus. Cytoplasm. Cytoskeleton. Spindle pole. Microtubule organizing center. Centrosome.

Tissue specificity. Highly expressed in lung, muscle, testis, brain, heart, liver, leukocyte and spleen. Lower expression in ovary, prostate and kidney. No expression seen in small intestine.

Post-translational modifications. Phosphorylation at Ser-195 required for its activation.

Activity regulation. Binding to NEK9 stimulates its activity by releasing the autoinhibitory function of Tyr-97.

Domain organisation. Displays an autoinhibited conformation: Tyr-97 side chain points into the active site, interacts with the activation loop, and blocks the alphaC helix. The autoinhibitory conformation is released upon binding with NEK9. The NTE (N-terminal extension) motif is a structural component of the catalytic domain and thus contributes to activity.

Similarity. Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. NEK Ser/Thr protein kinase family. NIMA subfamily.

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q8TDX7-11yes
Q8TDX7-22

RefSeq proteins (1): NP_598001* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000719Prot_kinase_domDomain
IPR001245Ser-Thr/Tyr_kinase_cat_domDomain
IPR008271Ser/Thr_kinase_ASActive_site
IPR011009Kinase-like_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR017441Protein_kinase_ATP_BSBinding_site

Pfam: PF00069

Catalyzed reactions (Rhea), 2 shown:

  • L-seryl-[protein] + ATP = O-phospho-L-seryl-[protein] + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:17989)
  • L-threonyl-[protein] + ATP = O-phospho-L-threonyl-[protein] + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:46608)

UniProt features (70 total): mutagenesis site 29, helix 12, strand 10, turn 4, modified residue 3, splice variant 2, sequence variant 2, region of interest 2, binding site 2, chain 1, domain 1, active site 1, site 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

13 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
2WQMX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.1
8WS0X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.12
2WQNX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
8WS1X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.4
5DE2X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.78
9NFQX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.25
6S75X-RAY DIFFRACTION3.3
6S76X-RAY DIFFRACTION3.38
8EJ4ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.4
9H59ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.4
6S73X-RAY DIFFRACTION3.5
6NPYELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.8
8SXNELECTRON MICROSCOPY4.04

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q8TDX7-F187.830.66

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Catalytic / active sites (2): 161 (proton acceptor); 97 (autoinhibitory)

Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (2): 40–48; 63

Post-translational modifications (3): 195, 1, 5

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (29):

PositionPhenotype
28significant decrease in catalytic activity; when associated with a-31.
31significant decrease in catalytic activity; when associated with a-28.
33significant decrease in catalytic activity.
90reduced protein kinase activity.
90strongly reduced protein kinase activity.
96strongly increased protein kinase activity.
975-fold increase in catalytic activity.
97moderate increase in catalytic activity.
122decreased interaction with nek9 and subsequent activation of nek7 kinase activity.
125does not affect interaction with nek9.
128does not affect interaction with nlrp3.
129decreased interaction with nlrp3.
130does not affect interaction with nek9.
131abolished interaction with nek9 and subsequent activation of nek7 kinase activity.
131decreased interaction with nlrp3.
132abolished interaction with nek9 and subsequent activation of nek7 kinase activity.
132does not affect interaction with nek9.
136decreased interaction with nlrp3.
155strongly reduced protein kinase activity.
169does not affect interaction with nek9.
172does not affect interaction with nek9.
195abolished phosphorylation with nek9 and protein kinase activity.
260–265decreased interaction with nlrp3.
260–261decreased interaction with nlrp3.
261does not affect interaction with nek9.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

9 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-2980767Activation of NIMA Kinases NEK9, NEK6, NEK7
R-HSA-3301854Nuclear Pore Complex (NPC) Disassembly
R-HSA-9648025EML4 and NUDC in mitotic spindle formation
R-HSA-1640170Cell Cycle
R-HSA-2980766Nuclear Envelope Breakdown
R-HSA-68875Mitotic Prophase
R-HSA-68877Mitotic Prometaphase
R-HSA-68886M Phase
R-HSA-69278Cell Cycle, Mitotic

MSigDB gene sets: 340 (showing top): GOBP_CHROMOSOME_ORGANIZATION, MULLIGHAN_NPM1_SIGNATURE_3_UP, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_PHOSPHORYLATION, GOBP_INFLAMMATORY_RESPONSE, ATACCTC_MIR202, GRAESSMANN_APOPTOSIS_BY_DOXORUBICIN_DN, GAUSSMANN_MLL_AF4_FUSION_TARGETS_C_UP, GOBP_RESPONSE_TO_POTASSIUM_ION, GOBP_TELOMERE_ORGANIZATION, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_TRANSFERASE_ACTIVITY, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_ORGANELLE_ORGANIZATION, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CELLULAR_COMPONENT_BIOGENESIS, GOCC_MICROTUBULE_ORGANIZING_CENTER, GOBP_RESPONSE_TO_METAL_ION, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_RESPONSE_TO_EXTERNAL_STIMULUS

GO Biological Process (16): protein phosphorylation (GO:0006468), regulation of mitotic cell cycle (GO:0007346), positive regulation of telomere maintenance (GO:0032206), cellular response to potassium ion (GO:0035865), spindle assembly (GO:0051225), positive regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome complex assembly (GO:1900227), protein secretion (GO:0009306), positive regulation of interleukin-1 beta production (GO:0032731), positive regulation of interleukin-18 production (GO:0032741), regulation of chromosome organization (GO:0033044), interleukin-18-mediated signaling pathway (GO:0035655), NLRP3 inflammasome complex assembly (GO:0044546), positive regulation of inflammatory response (GO:0050729), protein maturation (GO:0051604), pyroptotic inflammatory response (GO:0070269), interleukin-1-mediated signaling pathway (GO:0070498)

GO Molecular Function (10): protein serine/threonine kinase activity (GO:0004674), ATP binding (GO:0005524), metal ion binding (GO:0046872), protein serine kinase activity (GO:0106310), molecular function activator activity (GO:0140677), nucleotide binding (GO:0000166), protein kinase activity (GO:0004672), protein binding (GO:0005515), kinase activity (GO:0016301), transferase activity (GO:0016740)

GO Cellular Component (8): spindle pole (GO:0000922), nucleus (GO:0005634), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), cytoplasm (GO:0005737), centrosome (GO:0005813), microtubule organizing center (GO:0005815), microtubule (GO:0005874), cytoskeleton (GO:0005856)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-6 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Nuclear Envelope Breakdown2
M Phase2
Mitotic Prometaphase1
Mitotic Prophase1
Cell Cycle, Mitotic1
Cell Cycle1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
cellular anatomical structure4
cytokine-mediated signaling pathway2
inflammatory response2
protein kinase activity2
microtubule cytoskeleton2
phosphorylation1
protein modification process1
mitotic cell cycle1
regulation of cell cycle1
telomere maintenance1
regulation of telomere maintenance1
positive regulation of DNA metabolic process1
positive regulation of chromosome organization1
response to potassium ion1
cellular response to metal ion1
spindle organization1
chromosome segregation1
membraneless organelle assembly1
positive regulation of protein-containing complex assembly1
NLRP3 inflammasome complex assembly1
positive regulation of inflammasome-mediated signaling pathway1
regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome complex assembly1
protein transport1
secretion by cell1
establishment of protein localization to extracellular region1
protein localization to extracellular region1
interleukin-1 beta production1
regulation of interleukin-1 beta production1
positive regulation of interleukin-1 production1
positive regulation of cytokine production1
interleukin-18 production1
regulation of interleukin-18 production1
regulation of organelle organization1
chromosome organization1
cellular response to interleukin-181
canonical inflammasome complex assembly1
positive regulation of defense response1
positive regulation of response to external stimulus1
regulation of inflammatory response1
gene expression1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

1196 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
NEK7NLRP3Q96P20994
NEK7NEK9Q8TD19950
NEK7CASP1P29466940
NEK7PYCARDQ9ULZ3798
NEK7GSDMDP57764794
NEK7ANKS3Q6ZW76768
NEK7BICD2Q8TD16762
NEK7RCC1LQ96I51715
NEK7IL1BP01584690
NEK7DENND1AQ8TEH3684
NEK7IL18Q14116658
NEK7CRB2Q5IJ48656
NEK7DENND1BQ6P3S1650
NEK7LHX9Q9NQ69642
NEK7LHX2P50458635

IntAct

295 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
NEK6NEK9psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.780
NEK8ANKS6psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.710
NLRP3NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.680
NEK7DDIT4Lpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
DNASE1L1NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
FUT2NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
GJA5NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
GNAO1NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
HLA-DRB3NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
HSD3B1NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
IDH1NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
KLRC1NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
LGALS1NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
LGALS8NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
EPCAMNEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
MAGEA2NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
CNOT3NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
PPEF1NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
PSMC4NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
PSMD2NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
RAP1BNEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
TAFAZZINNEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
TCOF1NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
TDO2NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560

BioGRID (211): NEK7 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEK7 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEK7 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEK7 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEK7 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEK7 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEK7 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEK7 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEK7 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEK7 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEK7 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEK7 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEK7 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEK7 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEK7 (Affinity Capture-MS)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0A5B9GBF0, A1CPG7, A1D2C9, A1IVT7, A2BD05, A2QRF6, B0XR80, D3ZBE5, G1XJZ4, G5EDF7, G5EFM9, M1T7M3, O09110, O75716, O88697, P0CP69, P21708, P26696, P27361, P28482, P45985, P46196, P46734, P47809, P52564, P57760, P59895, P70236, Q0D0P5, Q0U4L8, Q1DUU8, Q1KTF2, Q2WFL5, Q4PC06, Q4W6D3, Q4WSF6, Q52PH6, Q56R42, Q5E9X2, Q63844

Diamond homologs: A0A078CGE6, A2BD05, A2QHV0, A2ZMH2, A7SNN5, D3ZBE5, D3ZGQ5, E9Q3S4, G5EFM9, H2L099, O01775, O13839, O14047, O22040, O22042, O35942, O61122, P11837, P22209, P41892, P48479, P48963, P51954, P51955, P51956, P51957, P59895, P84199, Q03428, Q08942, Q0CL79, Q0KHQ5, Q0WPH8, Q10GB1, Q2QAV0, Q2QMH1, Q3SWY6, Q3UGM2, Q40541, Q4FZD7

SIGNOR signaling

12 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
NEK9“up-regulates activity”NEK7phosphorylation
NEK7“up-regulates activity”KIF14phosphorylation
NEK7“up-regulates quantity by stabilization”TERF1phosphorylation
NEK7“up-regulates activity”TERF1phosphorylation
NEK7“up-regulates quantity”TERF1phosphorylation
NEK7“down-regulates activity”EML4phosphorylation
NEK7“up-regulates activity”KIF11phosphorylation
NEK7“up-regulates activity”EML4phosphorylation

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 112 IntAct physical interaction partners (hypergeometric vs the genome-wide background, BH-FDR, gene-set size 15–500, ranked by fold). A functional readout of the neighbourhood — distinct from this gene’s own memberships above, and biased toward well-studied / hub proteins, so read it as themes rather than proof.

Reactome pathways:

PathwayPartnersFoldFDR
Intraflagellar transport515.4×2e-03
EML4 and NUDC in mitotic spindle formation710.0×1e-03

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

31 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance22
Likely benign0
Benign0

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)

SpliceAI

3361 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
1:198232543:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
1:198232544:T:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
1:198232548:TGCA:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
1:198232550:CA:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
1:198232550:CAG:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
1:198232551:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
1:198232551:AGA:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
1:198232552:G:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
1:198232552:G:GGacceptor_gain1.0000
1:198232552:GA:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
1:198232552:GAGTT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
1:198232633:CACAG:Cdonor_loss1.0000
1:198232634:ACAG:Adonor_loss1.0000
1:198232636:AG:Adonor_loss1.0000
1:198232637:GGTA:Gdonor_loss1.0000
1:198232638:G:Cdonor_loss1.0000
1:198232639:T:Gdonor_loss1.0000
1:198262569:TTTTA:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
1:198262570:TTTA:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
1:198262571:TTA:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
1:198262572:TAG:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
1:198262573:AG:Aacceptor_loss1.0000
1:198262633:TTAAG:Tdonor_loss1.0000
1:198262634:TAAG:Tdonor_loss1.0000
1:198262635:AAG:Adonor_loss1.0000
1:198262636:AG:Adonor_loss1.0000
1:198262637:GG:Gdonor_loss1.0000
1:198262638:GTA:Gdonor_loss1.0000
1:198262639:T:Adonor_loss1.0000
1:198264120:CTCAG:Cacceptor_loss1.0000

AlphaMissense

1993 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
1:198253110:G:AG43E1.000
1:198253115:T:CF45L1.000
1:198253117:T:AF45L1.000
1:198253117:T:GF45L1.000
1:198253164:C:AA61D1.000
1:198253171:A:CK63N1.000
1:198253171:A:TK63N1.000
1:198262630:T:CL85P1.000
1:198264147:T:AI95K1.000
1:198264189:T:AI109K1.000
1:198278067:G:CR160T1.000
1:198278067:G:TR160I1.000
1:198278069:G:CD161H1.000
1:198278954:A:CD161A1.000
1:198278954:A:TD161V1.000
1:198278955:T:AD161E1.000
1:198278955:T:GD161E1.000
1:198278961:A:CK163N1.000
1:198278961:A:TK163N1.000
1:198278970:T:AN166K1.000
1:198278970:T:GN166K1.000
1:198279005:G:AG178E1.000
1:198279007:G:CD179H1.000
1:198279008:A:CD179A1.000
1:198279008:A:GD179G1.000
1:198279008:A:TD179V1.000
1:198279009:T:AD179E1.000
1:198279009:T:GD179E1.000
1:198279019:G:CG183R1.000
1:198292947:G:CG198R1.000

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000048717 (1:198193781 T>C), RS1000066240 (1:198320697 G>C), RS1000076519 (1:198288770 C>T), RS1000090231 (1:198190505 T>C), RS1000120437 (1:198240513 A>G), RS1000124945 (1:198197104 C>T), RS1000133254 (1:198271387 A>G), RS1000155668 (1:198285097 C>A), RS1000164222 (1:198221189 A>G), RS1000166433 (1:198240151 A>G), RS1000204476 (1:198155647 C>T), RS1000216007 (1:198221500 A>C,G), RS1000222384 (1:198257648 A>G), RS1000225437 (1:198157604 G>A,C), RS1000236857 (1:198164981 C>T)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:606848 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (0):

Orphanet (0):

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

3 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST006054_3High altitude adaptation5.000000e-08
GCST008163_415Height2.000000e-06
GCST90000047_19Age at first sexual intercourse4.000000e-09

EFO canonical traits (2, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0009105high altitude adaptation
EFO:0009749age at first sexual intercourse measurement

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (2): CHEMBL4524130 (PROTEIN FAMILY), CHEMBL4849 (SINGLE PROTEIN)

Molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity

15 molecules (phase ≥1), by development phase (incl. off-target/promiscuous compounds). Patent mentions across the top 20 by phase: 123,452 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).

MoleculeNamePhasePatents
CHEMBL1287853FEDRATINIB43,554
CHEMBL1789941RUXOLITINIB411,547
CHEMBL535SUNITINIB479,020
CHEMBL601719CRIZOTINIB414,403
CHEMBL522892DOVITINIB34,944
CHEMBL603469LESTAURTINIB3
CHEMBL1721885SU-0148132363
CHEMBL475251R-4062762
CHEMBL513909BI-25362895
CHEMBL572878TOZASERTIB22,998
CHEMBL5750400OFIRNOFLAST217
CHEMBL575448BMS-7548072406
CHEMBL12089BERBERINE CHLORIDE11,860
CHEMBL1908397KW-24491622
CHEMBL494089GSK-69069312,061

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

GtoPdb / IUPHAR curated pharmacology

(IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology — expert-curated)

Target class: enzyme — NIMA (never in mitosis gene a)- related kinase (NEK) family

Most potent curated ligand interactions (1 total), top 1:

LigandActionAffinityParameter
ofirnoflastInhibition6.82pIC50

Binding affinities (BindingDB)

4 measured of 4 human assays (4 total across all organisms); most potent 4 below. Values come from heterogeneous assays and are not directly comparable.

LigandMeasureValue
StaurosporineKD1.7 nM
(3Z)-4-amino-5-fluoro-3-[5-(4-methylpiperazino)-1,3-dihydrobenzimidazol-2-ylidene]carbostyrilKD520 nM
5-[(Z)-(5-fluoranyl-2-oxidanylidene-1H-indol-3-ylidene)methyl]-2,4-dimethyl-N-[(2S)-3-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxidanyl-propyl]-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxamideKD2600 nM
N-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-5-[(Z)-(5-fluoro-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-3H-indol-3-ylidene)methyl]-2,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxamideKD3500 nM

ChEMBL bioactivities

59 potent at pChembl≥5 of 61 total, top 50 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
8.52Kd3nMK-252A
7.96Kd11nMR-406
6.81Kd156.4nMCHEMBL5653589
6.80Kd160nMFEDRATINIB
6.69ED50202.9nMCHEMBL5653589
6.68Kd210nMKW-2449
6.65IC50225nMCHEMBL5768122
6.65IC50225nMOFIRNOFLAST
6.65IC50225nMCHEMBL5887510
6.65IC50225nMCHEMBL5904011
6.65IC50225nMCHEMBL6001931
6.65IC50225nMCHEMBL5937522
6.65IC50225nMCHEMBL5870995
6.65IC50225nMCHEMBL5920415
6.45Kd354.5nMCHEMBL3752910
6.40IC50400nMCHEMBL5884752
6.40IC50400nMCHEMBL5862768
6.40IC50400nMCHEMBL5838706
6.40IC50400nMCHEMBL6015254
6.40IC50400nMCHEMBL5942727
6.40IC50400nMCHEMBL5907872
6.40IC50400nMCHEMBL5867153
6.40IC50400nMCHEMBL5750911
6.40IC50400nMCHEMBL5889029
6.40IC50400nMCHEMBL5954683
6.34ED50459.9nMCHEMBL3752910
6.19Kd650nMBMS-754807
6.00IC501000nMCHEMBL5925841
6.00IC501000nMCHEMBL6034961
6.00IC501000nMCHEMBL5938770
6.00IC501000nMCHEMBL5798421
6.00IC501000nMCHEMBL5802111
6.00IC501000nMCHEMBL5789057
6.00IC501000nMCHEMBL6029291
6.00IC501000nMCHEMBL5975783
6.00IC501000nMCHEMBL5880303
5.67Kd2126nMGSK-690693
5.64Kd2300nMTAE-684
5.50Kd3200nMSU-014813
5.40Kd4000nMLESTAURTINIB
5.39Kd4100nMSUNITINIB
5.38IC504200nMBERBERINE CHLORIDE
5.35Kd4500nMSTAUROSPORINE
5.31Kd4900nMRUXOLITINIB
5.25Kd5600nMDOVITINIB
5.24Kd5700nMCRIZOTINIB
5.21Kd6100nMBI-2536
5.16Kd6900nMCHEMBL2425628
5.14IC507280nMCHEMBL235641
5.06Kd8700nMTOZASERTIB

PubChem BioAssay actives

30 with measured affinity, of 983 total; 21 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
methyl (15S,16R,18R)-16-hydroxy-15-methyl-3-oxo-28-oxa-4,14,19-triazaoctacyclo[12.11.2.115,18.02,6.07,27.08,13.019,26.020,25]octacosa-1,6,8,10,12,20,22,24,26-nonaene-16-carboxylate1425088: Kinobeads (epsilon), multiple immobilized ATP-competitive broad spectrum kinase inhibitors, used to assess residual binding of ~300 proteins simultaneously from cell lysate in the presence of a compound. Quantitative readout performed by mass spectrometry.kd0.0030uM
6-[[5-fluoro-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyanilino)pyrimidin-4-yl]amino]-2,2-dimethyl-4H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-3-one1948828: Inhibition of NEK7 (unknown origin) assessed as dissociation constantkd0.0110uM
4-methyl-3-[(2-methyl-6-pyridin-3-ylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino]-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzamide2148863: Binding affinity to human NEK7 incubated for 45 mins by Kinobead based pull down assaykd0.1564uM
Fedratinib1948828: Inhibition of NEK7 (unknown origin) assessed as dissociation constantkd0.1600uM
[4-[(E)-2-(1H-indazol-3-yl)ethenyl]phenyl]-piperazin-1-ylmethanone1948828: Inhibition of NEK7 (unknown origin) assessed as dissociation constantkd0.2100uM
4-methyl-3-[(1-methyl-6-pyridin-3-ylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino]-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzamide2148863: Binding affinity to human NEK7 incubated for 45 mins by Kinobead based pull down assaykd0.3545uM
(2S)-1-[4-[(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)amino]pyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-2-yl]-N-(6-fluoro-3-pyridinyl)-2-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide2167406: Binding affinity to NEK7 (unknown origin) by phage based competition assaykd0.6500uM
4-[2-(4-amino-1,2,5-oxadiazol-3-yl)-1-ethyl-7-[[(3S)-piperidin-3-yl]methoxy]imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-yl]-2-methylbut-3-yn-2-ol1425088: Kinobeads (epsilon), multiple immobilized ATP-competitive broad spectrum kinase inhibitors, used to assess residual binding of ~300 proteins simultaneously from cell lysate in the presence of a compound. Quantitative readout performed by mass spectrometry.kd2.1260uM
5-chloro-2-N-[2-methoxy-4-[4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl]phenyl]-4-N-(2-propan-2-ylsulfonylphenyl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine624754: Binding constant for NEK7 kinase domainkd2.3000uM
5-[(Z)-(5-fluoro-2-oxo-1H-indol-3-ylidene)methyl]-N-[(2S)-2-hydroxy-3-morpholin-4-ylpropyl]-2,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxamide435666: Binding constant for full-length NEK7kd3.2000uM
(15S,16S,18R)-16-hydroxy-16-(hydroxymethyl)-15-methyl-28-oxa-4,14,19-triazaoctacyclo[12.11.2.115,18.02,6.07,27.08,13.019,26.020,25]octacosa-1,6,8,10,12,20,22,24,26-nonaen-3-one507647: Binding affinity to NEK7kd4.0000uM
Sunitinib435666: Binding constant for full-length NEK7kd4.1000uM
Berberine Chloride1744523: Inhibition of purified recombinant human NEK7 incubated for 15 mins before ATP and substrate addition and further incubated for 40 mins by ADPGlo kinase assayic504.2000uM
(2S,3R,4R,6R)-3-methoxy-2-methyl-4-(methylamino)-29-oxa-1,7,17-triazaoctacyclo[12.12.2.12,6.07,28.08,13.015,19.020,27.021,26]nonacosa-8,10,12,14,19,21,23,25,27-nonaen-16-one435666: Binding constant for full-length NEK7kd4.5000uM
Ruxolitinib624754: Binding constant for NEK7 kinase domainkd4.9000uM
4-amino-5-fluoro-3-[6-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl]-1H-quinolin-2-one435666: Binding constant for full-length NEK7kd5.6000uM
Crizotinib624754: Binding constant for NEK7 kinase domainkd5.7000uM
4-[[(7R)-8-cyclopentyl-7-ethyl-5-methyl-6-oxo-7H-pteridin-2-yl]amino]-3-methoxy-N-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)benzamide624754: Binding constant for NEK7 kinase domainkd6.1000uM
(4-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl)-[4-[[4-[4-(3-methylsulfonylpropoxy)indol-1-yl]pyrimidin-2-yl]amino]cyclohexyl]methanone769502: Binding affinity to NEK7 (unknown origin)kd6.9000uM
(8Z)-8-(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethylidene)-6H-pyrrolo[2,3-g][1,3]benzothiazol-7-one1531804: Inhibition of human NEK7 using casein as substrate by [gamma-33P]-ATP assayic507.2800uM
N-[4-[4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-[(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)amino]pyrimidin-2-yl]sulfanylphenyl]cyclopropanecarboxamide624754: Binding constant for NEK7 kinase domainkd8.7000uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

32 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
bisphenol Adecreases expression2
perfluorooctane sulfonic aciddecreases expression2
Benzo(a)pyreneaffects methylation, increases methylation, increases mutagenesis2
aristolochic acid Idecreases expression1
GSK-J4increases expression1
dicrotophosdecreases expression1
2,4,6-tribromophenoldecreases expression1
triphenyl phosphateaffects expression1
arsenitedecreases reaction, affects binding1
cobaltous chlorideincreases expression1
2,2’,4,4’-tetrabromodiphenyl etherdecreases expression1
pentabrominated diphenyl ether 100decreases expression1
hexabrominated diphenyl ether 153decreases expression1
jinfukangaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Arsenic Trioxideincreases expression1
Air Pollutantsdecreases expression, increases abundance1
Air Pollutants, Occupationaldecreases expression1
Cadmiumincreases expression, increases abundance1
Cisplatinaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Dimethyl Sulfoxideaffects expression1
Nickeldecreases expression1
Silicon Dioxideincreases expression1
Tamoxifendecreases expression, affects expression, affects reaction1
Thiramincreases expression1
Tobacco Smoke Pollutiondecreases expression1
Urethaneincreases expression1
Valproic Aciddecreases methylation1
7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxidedecreases expression1
Aflatoxin B1decreases methylation1
Cadmium Chlorideincreases expression, increases abundance1

ChEMBL screening assays

275 unique, capped per target: 275 binding

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL4887137BindingNEK Invitrogen kinase activity assayData for DCP probe PF-04554878

Cellosaurus cell lines

5 cell lines: 5 cancer cell line

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_D8R6Ubigene HCT 116 NEK7 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_E0IWUbigene HeLa NEK7 KOCancer cell lineFemale
CVCL_TA42HAP1 NEK7 (-) 1Cancer cell lineMale
CVCL_TA43HAP1 NEK7 (-) 2Cancer cell lineMale
CVCL_TA44HAP1 NEK7 (-) 3Cancer cell lineMale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

No linked Atlas pages yet — the cross-entity mesh grows as the corpus expands.