NEK2
NIMA related kinase 2 | NEK2A, NLK1, PPP1R111, RP67

This gene encodes a serine/threonine-protein kinase that is involved in mitotic regulation. This protein is localized to the centrosome, and undetectable during G1 phase, but accumulates progressively throughout the S phase, reaching maximal levels in late G2 phase. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms with distinct C-termini have been noted for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]

Member of: DE-11 DE-11.1
Biological processes 47 terms
ATP binding (GO:0005524)G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle (GO:0000086)centrosome (GO:0005813)centrosome (GO:0005813)centrosome (GO:0005813)centrosome (GO:0005813)centrosome cycle (GO:0007098)centrosome separation (GO:0051299)chromosome segregation (GO:0007059)chromosome segregation (GO:0007059)chromosome, centromeric region (GO:0000775)condensed chromosome (GO:0000793)condensed nuclear chromosome (GO:0000794)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytosol (GO:0005829)endoplasmic reticulum lumen (GO:0005788)kinetochore (GO:0000776)kinetochore (GO:0000776)microtubule cytoskeleton (GO:0015630)midbody (GO:0030496)mitotic cell cycle (GO:0000278)mitotic cell cycle (GO:0000278)negative regulation of centriole-centriole cohesion (GO:1903126)nuclear lumen (GO:0031981)nucleolus (GO:0005730)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)positive regulation of telomere maintenance (GO:0032206)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein kinase activity (GO:0004672)protein kinase activity (GO:0004672)protein kinase activity (GO:0004672)protein phosphatase binding (GO:0019903)protein serine kinase activity (GO:0106310)protein serine/threonine kinase activity (GO:0004674)protein serine/threonine kinase activity (GO:0004674)protein serine/threonine kinase activity (GO:0004674)protein-containing complex (GO:0032991)regulation of attachment of spindle microtubules to kinetochore (GO:0051988)regulation of mitotic centrosome separation (GO:0046602)regulation of mitotic centrosome separation (GO:0046602)regulation of mitotic nuclear division (GO:0007088)spindle assembly (GO:0051225)spindle assembly (GO:0051225)spindle pole (GO:0000922)
Expression (TPM)
NEK2 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating NEK2 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for NEK2. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = NEK2 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to NEK2

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of NEK2, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr1:211,375,133–211,375,818 300.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 107
chr1:211,382,531–211,383,307 292.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 921
chr1:211,398,188–211,399,458 276.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 128
chr1:211,399,597–211,400,219 275.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 80
chr1:211,416,272–211,417,162 259.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 257
chr1:211,469,768–211,470,490 205.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 383
chr1:211,513,158–211,514,512 161.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 484
chr1:211,515,159–211,516,023 160.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 818
chr1:211,577,546–211,580,066 96.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1012
chr1:211,630,152–211,630,733 45.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 515
chr1:211,655,045–211,655,900 20.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 351
chr1:211,667,030–211,667,875 8.2 kb Proximal (<10kb) Multiome 301
chr1:211,675,193–211,676,330 173 bp At TSS Multiome 936
chr1:211,680,790–211,681,020 5.2 kb Proximal (<10kb) 287
chr1:211,681,130–211,681,410 5.5 kb Proximal (<10kb) 154
chr1:211,681,537–211,681,820 5.9 kb Proximal (<10kb) 22
chr1:211,695,364–211,695,890 20.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 283
chr1:211,698,066–211,699,596 23.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 651
chr1:211,829,926–211,831,171 155.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 682
chr1:211,889,249–211,890,017 214.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 139
chr1:211,895,246–211,895,795 219.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 267
chr1:212,034,569–212,036,407 359.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 995
chr1:212,309,881–212,310,794 634.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 183
chr1:212,315,914–212,316,445 640.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 140
chr1:212,413,972–212,416,004 739.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 833

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the NEK2 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr1:211,365,133 – 212,426,004
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq