Potential prognostic biomarkers of NIMA (Never in Mitosis, Gene A)-Related Kinase (NEK) family members in breast cancer

G Anuraga, WJ Wang, NN Phan, NT An Ton… - Journal of personalized …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer remains the most common malignant cancer in women, with a staggering
incidence of two million cases annually worldwide; therefore, it is crucial to explore novel …

The NEK family of serine/threonine kinases as a biomarker for cancer

NK Panchal, S Evan Prince - Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Cancer is defined by unrestrained cell proliferation due to impaired protein activity. Cell
cycle-related proteins are likely to play a role in human cancers, including proliferation …

Upregulation of NEK2 is associated with drug resistance in ovarian cancer

X Liu, Y Gao, Y Lu, J Zhang, L Li… - Oncology …, 2014 - spandidos-publications.com
NEK2 [NIMA (never in mitosis gene A)-related expressed kinase 2] is associated with
various biological behaviors in the development of cancer, while research concerning its …

Inhibition of NEK7 suppressed hepatocellular carcinoma progression by mediating cancer cell pyroptosis

Z Yan, Q Da, Z Li, Q Lin, J Yi, Y Su, G Yu, Q Ren… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
NIMA-related kinase 7 (NEK7) is a serine/threonine kinase involved in cell cycle progression
via mitotic spindle formation and cytokinesis. It has been related to multiple cancers …

Nek8, a NIMA family kinase member, is overexpressed in primary human breast tumors

AJ Bowers, JF Boylan - Gene, 2004 - Elsevier
The family of human Nek (NIMA Related Kinase) kinases currently contains 11 members.
We have identified Nek8 as a new member of the Nek kinase family. For many of the Nek …

Overexpression of NIMA-related kinase 2 is associated with progression and poor prognosis of prostate cancer

YR Zeng, ZD Han, C Wang, C Cai, YQ Huang, HW Luo… - BMC urology, 2015 - Springer
Background The NIMA-related kinase 2 (NEK2) is a serine/threonine kinase that is involved
in regulation of centrosome duplication and spindle assembly during mitosis. Dysregulation …

Expression of the NEK family in normal and cancer tissue: an immunohistochemical study

TD Melo-Hanchuk, MB Martins, LL Cunha, FA Soares… - BMC cancer, 2020 - Springer
Background The NEK serine/threonine protein kinases are involved in cell cycle
checkpoints, DNA damage repair, and apoptosis. Alterations in these pathways are …

[HTML][HTML] NEK2 serves as a prognostic biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma

G Li, Y Zhong, Q Shen, Y Zhou… - International …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Never in mitosis gene A (NIMA)-related kinase 2 (NEK2) is a microtubule-associated protein
that regulates spindle assembly in human cells and is overexpressed in various …

[HTML][HTML] NEK2 plays an active role in tumorigenesis and tumor microenvironment in non-small cell lung cancer

R Bai, C Yuan, W Sun, J Zhang, Y Luo… - … journal of biological …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abnormal expression and dysfunction of Never-in-mitosis-A-related kinase 2 (NEK2) result
in tumorigenesis. High levels of NEK2 are related to malignant progression, drug resistance …

Nek2 as a novel molecular target for the treatment of breast carcinoma

N Tsunoda, T Kokuryo, K Oda, T Senga… - Cancer …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the role of Nek2, a member of the serine‐threonine kinase family, in the
tumorigenic growth of breast carcinoma. Increased expression of Nek2 was observed in all …