Gene Information
Gene NameNKX2-1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length371
Protein NamesHomeobox protein Nkx-2.1 (Homeobox protein NK-2 homolog A) (Thyroid nuclear factor 1) (Thyroid transcription factor 1) (TTF-1) (Thyroid-specific enhancer-binding protein) (T/EBP)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000136352 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP43699
Gene CardNKX2-1
Uniprot IDP43699
PfamPF00046
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.083709262)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NKX2-1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NKX2-1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NKX2-1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NKX2-1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nkx2-1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NKX2-1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nkx2-1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNKX2-4
ParalogsNKX6-3, NKX2-8, NKX1-2, NKX2-3, NKX2-2, NKX6-1, NKX3-2, NKX1-1, NKX2-5, NKX6-2, NKX2-6, NKX2-4, NKX3-1
Tissuelung, thyroid, brain
Tissue SpecificityThyroid and lung.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs137852692  rs28936672  rs28936671  rs537209983 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P50220}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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