Entrez gene ID | | 137814 |
Official gene symbol | | NKX2-6 |
Full name | | NK2 transcription factor related, locus 6 (Drosophila) |
Aliases | | ,CSX2,NKX2F,NKX4-2, |
Gene summary | | Homeobox-containing genes play critical roles in regulating tissue-specific gene expression essential for tissue differentiation, as well as determining the temporal and spatial patterns of development (Shiojima et al., 1995 [PubMed 7665173]). It has been demonstrated that a Drosophila homeobox-containing gene called 'tinman' is essential for development of the heart-like dorsal vessel. NKX2-6 is a vertebrate homolog of 'tinman' (Newman and Krieg, 1998 [PubMed 9621430]).[supplied by OMIM] |
Location | | Chromosome: 8 Locus: 8p21.2 |
Gene position | | 23563922 - 23559964 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 3959 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 611770 |
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