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Homo sapiens Gene: NKX2-6
Summary
InnateDB Gene IDBG-12202.6
Last Modified 2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]
Gene Symbol NKX2-6
Gene Name NK2 homeobox 6
Synonyms
Species Homo sapiens
Ensembl Gene ENSG00000180053
Encoded Proteins
IDBP-12204
NK2 homeobox 6
Protein Structure
Useful resources Stemformatics EHFPI ImmGen
Entrez Gene
Summary This gene encodes a homeobox-containing protein that belongs to the NK-2 homeobox family. This protein is a vertebrate homolog of Drosophila homeobox-containing protein called 'tinman', which has been shown to be essential for development of the heart-like dorsal vessel. In conjunction with related gene, NKX2-5, this gene may play a role in both pharyngeal and cardiac embryonic development. Mutations in this gene are associated with persistent truncus arteriosus.[provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]
Gene Information
Type Protein coding
Genomic Location Chromosome 8:23702451-23706598
Strand Reverse strand
Band p21.2
Transcripts
ENST00000325017 ENSP00000320089
Interactions
Number of Interactions This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 0 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
Gene Ontology

Molecular Function
Accession GO Term
GO:0003677 DNA binding
GO:0003700 sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity
GO:0043565 sequence-specific DNA binding
Biological Process
GO:0006351 transcription, DNA-templated
GO:0006355 regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
GO:0007507 heart development
GO:0008284 positive regulation of cell proliferation
GO:0021854 hypothalamus development
GO:0030154 cell differentiation
GO:0035050 embryonic heart tube development
GO:0043066 negative regulation of apoptotic process
GO:0043586 tongue development
GO:0048565 digestive tract development
GO:0055014 atrial cardiac muscle cell development
GO:0055015 ventricular cardiac muscle cell development
GO:0060037 pharyngeal system development
GO:0060039 pericardium development
Cellular Component
GO:0005634 nucleus
Orthologs
Species
Mus musculus
Bos taurus
Gene ID
Gene Order
ENSMUSG00000044186
View Gene Order
ENSBTAG00000014008
Not yet available
Cross-References
SwissProt A6NCS4
TrEMBL C9JML6
UniProt Splice Variant
Entrez Gene 137814
UniGene Hs.532654
RefSeq NM_001136271
HUGO HGNC:32940
OMIM 611770
CCDS
HPRD
IMGT
EMBL AC012574 CN272646
GenPept
RNA Seq Atlas 137814

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Breuer et al., InnateDB: systems biology of innate immunity and beyond - recent updates and continuing curation. Nucl. Acids Res. (2013) 41 (D1) 

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