Gene information
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CD gene Number CD22583 
Gene Symbol Nkx6-2     
Gene description NK6 homeobox 2 
Alternative name(s) NK6 transcription factor related, locus 2 (Drosophila); NK6 transcription factor related, locus 2; OTTMUSP00000029317; glial and testis specific homeobox; Drosophila NK transcription factor related, gene family 6, locus 2 
Gtx, Nkx6.2 
Accession ID NM_183248  
Gene Category  
Gene Ontology biological_process
cell differentiation , endocrine pancreas development , myelination in the central nervous system , negative regulation of cell fate commitment , negative regulation of glial cell differentiation , negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter , neuromuscular process controlling balance , oligodendrocyte differentiation , positive regulation of cell fate commitment , positive regulation of glial cell differentiation , regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter involved in spinal cord motor neuron fate specification , regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter involved in ventral spinal cord interneuron specification ... [Show All]

cellular_component
nucleus

molecular_function
sequence-specific DNA binding , transcription factor activity

Temporal expression up-and-down regulation  
Spatial expression (characteristic site) P7 :
P21 :
Brain distribution (characteristic site) P7 :
P21 :
Brain specificity  
Experimental data Temporal Temporal information Tissue Tissue information  
Probe CDT EST :  
Affymetrix : 1427420_at (MG 430 2.0 Array)
Links General information
Entrez Gene : 14912
MGI : 1352738
Ensembl : ENSMUSG00000041309
UniGene : Mm.28308, Mm.476889, Mm.478720
OMIM : 605955
GEO : Nkx6-2
KEGG :
Genome information
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Reference information
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Spatial information
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References

  • 20436479 A genomic atlas of mouse hypothalamic development
  • 20181579 The progenitor zone of the ventral medial ganglionic eminence requires Nkx2-1 to generate most of the globus pallidus but few neocortical interneurons
  • 20081190 Domain-specific control of neurogenesis achieved through patterned regulation of Notch ligand expression
  • 19842188 Fzd3 and Fzd6 deficiency results in a severe midbrain morphogenesis defect
  • 19780901 Vesicular monoamine transporter 2 and dopamine transporter are molecular targets of Pitx3 in the ventral midbrain dopamine neurons
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