这个基因编码一个永不有丝分裂基因的成员一个激酶家族。编码的蛋白质定位于核仁，并可能在s期检查点与nek2a一起发挥作用。编码的蛋白质似乎在DNA复制和基因毒性应激反应中起作用。已经描述了选择性剪接的转录变体。[由refseq提供，2009年3月]
This gene encodes a member of the never in mitosis gene A family of kinases. The encoded protein localizes to the nucleoli, and may function with NEK2A in the S-phase checkpoint. The encoded protein appears to play roles in DNA replication and response to genotoxic stress. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described.[provided by RefSeq, Mar 2009]