NRK, Official Symbol NRKprovided by HGNC Official Full Name Nik related kinaseprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:25391 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000123572 MIM:300791; AllianceGenome:HGNC:25391 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as NESK Summary The mouse ortholog of this gene encodes a protein kinase required for JNK activation. The encoded protein may be involved in the induction of actin polymerization in late embryogenesis.[provided by RefSeq, Jun 2010] Expression Biased expression in ovary (RPKM 15.5), placenta (RPKM 15.0) and 8 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all