Abstract
The family of protein kinases NIMA (never in mitosis, gene A) was discovered in Aspergillus nidulans as a serine/threonine kinase highly conserved and important for the functioning of the cell cycle. The family of Neks (NIMA related kinases) found in mammals shows 40% identity with the kinase domain of these proteins. Thus, it plays a similar role in cell cycle progression, in general, at…