JCK, NEK 8, NEK12A, NEK8, NEK8_HUMAN, Never in mitosis A-related kinase 8, NIMA-family kinase NEK8, NIMA-related kinase 12a, Nima-related protein kinase 12a, NimA-related protein kinase 8, Serine/threonine-protein kinase Nek8.
Required for renal tubular integrity.Tissue specificity: Highest expression in thyroid, adrenal gland and skin. Low levels in spleen, colon and uterus. Overexpressed in breast tumors, with highest expression in infiltrating ductal carcinomas and moderate levels in mucinous adenocarcinoma.