Abstract
1983 Oakley and Morris identified, in a genetic cell division screen, in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans, a protein kinase named NIMA (Never In Mitosis gene A), founding member of the NEK family kinases (NIMA related kinases). The NEKs were identified in a vast spectrum of organisms, from protozoans to multicellular eukaryonts, including Drosophila, Xenopus, mice and humans. H…