NKX6-1
Sign in to saveAlso known as NKX6.1, NKX6A, NK6 homeobox 1
Homeobox protein Nkx-6.1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NKX6-1 gene.
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Vinony's link graph records 817 inbound references to NKX6-1, and connects out to PubMed, human chromosome 4 and Ensembl genome database project.
It is catalogued under the topic Genes on human chromosome 4.
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Gene data
NKX6-1- Name
- NK6 homeobox 1
- Type
- protein-coding
- Aliases
- NKX6.1, NKX6A
In the pancreas, NKX6.1 is required for the development of beta cells and is a potent bifunctional transcription regulator that binds to AT-rich sequences within the promoter region of target genes Iype et al. (2004) [PubMed 15056733].[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008].
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
NK6 homeobox 1
- Symbol
- NKX6-1
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 4:84,491,940-84,499,366
- Strand
- Reverse (−)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 4495
- genomic start
- 84491985
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/4825
- genomic end
- 84499292
- chromosome
- human chromosome 4
- cytogenetic location
- 4q21.23
Sources (4)
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Function
- References
- Further reading
Homeobox protein Nkx-6.1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NKX6-1 gene.
== Function ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NKX6-1” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.