Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

General description

NEK5 or NIMA (never in mitosis gene a)-related kinase 5 is a serine/threonine kinase that is involved in cell cycle regulation. NEK5 has been shown to interact with NEK6 and NEK5 are required for the ibo1/nek6 ectopic outgrowth phenotype in epidermal cells. NEK6 interacts and co-localizes with NEK5 in a transient expression assay. The ibo1-3 mutation markedly increases the interaction between NEK6 and NEK5. NEK6 forms heterodimers with NEK5 to regulate cortical microtubule organization possibly through the phosphorylation of β-tubulins. The NEK5 gene is conserved in chimpanzee, cow, mouse, rat, and chicken.

Legal Information

PRECISIO is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Physical form

Supplied in 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 10 mM glutathione, 0.1 mM EDTA, 0.25 mM DTT, 0.1 mM PMSF, 25% glycerol.

Preparation Note

After opening, aliquot into smaller quantities and store at -70 °C. Avoid repeating handling and multiple freeze/thaw cycles.