cd08220: STKc_Nek8 (this model, PSSM-Id:173760 is obsolete and has been replaced by 270859)
Catalytic domain of the Protein Serine/Threonine Kinase, Never In Mitosis gene A-related kinase 8
Serine/Threonine Kinases (STKs), Never In Mitosis gene A (NIMA)-related kinase 8 (Nek8) subfamily, catalytic (c) domain. STKs catalyze the transfer of the gamma-phosphoryl group from ATP to serine/threonine residues on protein substrates. The Nek8 subfamily is one of a family of 11 different Neks (Nek1-11) that are involved in cell cycle control. The Nek family is part of a larger superfamily that includes the catalytic domains of other protein STKs, protein tyrosine kinases, RIO kinases, aminoglycoside phosphotransferase, choline kinase, and phosphoinositide 3-kinase. Nek8 contains an N-terminal kinase catalytic domain and a C-terminal RCC1 (regulator of chromosome condensation) domain. A double point mutation in Nek8 causes cystic kidney disease in mice that genetically resembles human autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD). Nek8 is also associated with a rare form of juvenile renal cystic disease, nephronophthisis type 9. It has been suggested that a defect in the ciliary localization of Nek8 contributes to the development of cysts manifested by these diseases.
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