To the best of our knowledge, there have been no studies focusing on the roles of brain-specific kinase 1 (BRSK1), BRSK2, hormonally up-regulated neu tumor-associated kinase (HUNK), or serine/threonine-protein kinase NIM1 (NIM1) in the context of inflammation or atherosclerosis so far. The gene discussed is HUNK; the disease is atherosclerosis.