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Subsequent\n                      <jats:italic>in-silico<\/jats:italic>\n                      analyses were performed to evaluate the structural and functional consequences of the identified mutations.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We identified 46 mutations overall (78.3% (36\/46) somatic, 21.7% (10\/46) germline), consisting of 82.6% (38\/46) non-synonymous single-nucleotide variants (SNVs), 10.9% (5\/46) frameshift deletions, 2.2% (1\/26) non-frameshift deletions, and 4.3% (2\/46) stop-gain mutations; notably, 10.9% (5\/46) represented novel variants (not reported previously). NEK1 displayed the highest mutation frequency, followed by\n                      <jats:italic>NEK10, NEK5, NEK11, NEK2<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>NEK3<\/jats:italic>\n                      . ISPRED-SEQ classified 37.0% (17\/46) of mutations as residing at protein-protein interaction interfaces, indicating potential functional relevance, with several mutations including\n                      <jats:italic>NEK1p.D409Y, NEK1p.N643K, NEK9 p.H174Y, NEK10 p.R275C<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>NEK10 p.E596K<\/jats:italic>\n                      predicted to be deleterious and destabilizing by multiple tools, occurring at conserved residues and altering structural stability via molecular dynamics simulations. Clinically,\n                      <jats:italic>NEK4<\/jats:italic>\n                      mutations were significantly associated with tumor site (P=0.02),\n                      <jats:italic>NEK9<\/jats:italic>\n                      with tobacco exposure (P=0.01), and\n                      <jats:italic>NEK10<\/jats:italic>\n                      with improved overall survival (P=0.01). Mutations including\n                      <jats:italic>NEK11p.E347V<\/jats:italic>\n                      (31\/31),\n                      <jats:italic>NEK9p.R429H<\/jats:italic>\n                      (23\/31),\n                      <jats:italic>NEK10p.L513S<\/jats:italic>\n                      (15\/31),\n                      <jats:italic>NEK4p.P136A<\/jats:italic>\n                      (7\/31),\n                      <jats:italic>NEK5p.K255Q<\/jats:italic>\n                      (6\/31) and\n                      <jats:italic>NEK1 p.E650G<\/jats:italic>\n                      (5\/31) were found to be recurring mutations and can be validated further in large-scale studies for biomarker applicability.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Collectively, these findings suggest\n                      <jats:italic>NEK<\/jats:italic>\n                      mutations as candidate drivers of OSCC pathogenesis, underscoring their potential as prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets, particularly in tobacco-associated disease.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fbinf.2025.1750649","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,4]],"date-time":"2026-02-04T06:46:06Z","timestamp":1770187566000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Mutational insights and in silico characterization of NEK family kinases in OSCC patients from the Pakistani population"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"Fouzia","family":"Nawab","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University","place":["Peshawar, 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