NEK6 and colon adenocarcinoma: Moreover, by detecting NEK6 levels in different COAD cell lines, we found that the NEK6 transcription and protein levels in COAD cell lines were higher than those in normal colon epithelial cell lines, and the expression level of NEK6 in SW620 and HCT-8 cells was the highest (p < 0.05; Figures 1(b)–1(d)).