Identification of potent inhibitors of NEK7 protein using a comprehensive computational approach

M Aziz, SA Ejaz, N Tamam, F Siddique, N Riaz… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
NIMA related Kinases (NEK7) plays an important role in spindle assembly and mitotic
division of the cell. Over expression of NEK7 leads to the progression of different cancers …

Checking NEKs: overcoming a bottleneck in human diseases

A Peres de Oliveira, L Kazuo Issayama… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
In previous years, several kinases, such as phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), mammalian
target of rapamycin (mTOR), and extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK), have been …

On broken Ne (c) ks and broken DNA: the role of human NEKs in the DNA damage response

ICB Pavan, A Peres de Oliveira, PRF Dias, FL Basei… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
NIMA-related kinases, or NEKs, are a family of Ser/Thr protein kinases involved in cell cycle
and mitosis, centrosome disjunction, primary cilia functions, and DNA damage responses …

NEK7: a potential therapy target for NLRP3-related diseases

G Liu, X Chen, Q Wang, L Yuan - Bioscience trends, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
NLRP3 inflammasome plays an essential role in innate immunity, yet the activation
mechanism of NLRP3 inflammasome is not clear. In human or animal models, inappropriate …

From laptop to benchtop to bedside: structure-based drug design on protein targets

L Chen, JK Morrow, HT Tran… - Current …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
As an important aspect of computer-aided drug design, structure-based drug design brought
a new horizon to pharmaceutical development. This in silico method permeates all aspects …

Nek7 protects telomeres from oxidative DNA damage by phosphorylation and stabilization of TRF1

R Tan, S Nakajima, Q Wang, H Sun, J Xue, J Wu… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
Telomeric repeat binding factor 1 (TRF1) is essential to the maintenance of telomere
chromatin structure and integrity. However, how telomere integrity is maintained, especially …

[HTML][HTML] “Stop Ne (c) king around”: How interactomics contributes to functionally characterize Nek family kinases

GV Meirelles, AM Perez, EE de Souza… - World journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Aside from Polo and Aurora, a third but less studied kinase family involved in
mitosis regulation is the never in mitosis-gene A (NIMA)-related kinases (Neks). The …

NEK family review and correlations with patient survival outcomes in various cancer types

K Nguyen, J Boehling, MN Tran, T Cheng, A Rivera… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Kinases are biomolecules that control cellular reactions essential for life.
Disruptions in kinase expression and activity lead to the development of diseases such as …

Identification and antitumor activity of a novel inhibitor of the NIMA-related kinase NEK6

M De Donato, B Righino, F Filippetti, A Battaglia… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The NIMA (never in mitosis, gene A)-related kinase-6 (NEK6), which is implicated in cell
cycle control and plays significant roles in tumorigenesis, is an attractive target for the …

Characterization of the human NEK7 interactome suggests catalytic and regulatory properties distinct from those of NEK6

EE de Souza, GV Meirelles, BB Godoy… - Journal of proteome …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Human NEK7 is a regulator of cell division and plays an important role in growth and
survival of mammalian cells. Human NEK6 and NEK7 are closely related, consisting of a …