| HGNC approved symbol | NEK6 |
| HGNC ID | HGNC:7749 |
| HGNC approved name | NIMA-related kinase 6 |
| Entrez gene ID | GeneID:10783
(SSTAR profile) |
| UniProt AC (human) | Q9HC98 |
| UniProt ID (human) | NEK6_HUMAN |
| Pfam domains | Pkinase PF00069 (45-296) |
| MGI symbol | Nek6 |
| MGI ID | MGI:1891638 |
| UniProt AC (mouse) | Q9ES70 |
| UniProt ID (mouse) | NEK6_MOUSE |
| HGNC gene family tag | # |
| HGNC gene family description | # |
| Function | Histone modification write |
| Modification | Histone phosphorylation |
| PMID for information on function | PMID:12054534 |
| Protein complex | # |
| Target molecule | histone |
| Target entity | H1, H3 |
| Product | H1ph, H3ph |
| PMID for information on target | PMID:12054534 |
| Comment | Recombinant hNek6 protein produced in insect cells effectively phosphorylates histones H1 and H3, but not casein. Thus Nek6 is a mitotic histone kinase which regulates chromatin condensation in mammalian cells. |
| Status of entry | # |