Gene Information
Gene NameNKX6-2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length277
Protein NamesHomeobox protein Nkx-6.2 (Homeobox protein NK-6 homolog B)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000148826 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9C056
Gene CardNKX6-2
Uniprot IDQ9C056
PfamPF00046
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.023735588)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NKX6-2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NKX6-2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NKX6-2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NKX6-2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nkx6-2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NKX6-2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nkx6-2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNKX6-1
ParalogsNKX6-3, NKX2-8, NKX1-2, NKX2-1, NKX2-3, NKX2-2, NKX6-1, NKX3-2, NKX1-1, NKX2-5, NKX2-6, NKX2-4, NKX3-1
Tissuestomach, amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus, putamen, substantia.nigra
Tissue SpecificityHighest expression in brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11210186}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1131692048  rs2804003 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:D3Z4R4}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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