NKX2-3
Sign in to saveAlso known as CSX3, NK2.3, NKX2.3, NKX2C, NKX4-3, NK2 homeobox 3
Homeobox protein Nkx-2.3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NKX2-3 gene.
Gene data
NKX2-3- Name
- NK2 homeobox 3
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 99,532,928–99,536,524 (+)
- Aliases
- CSX3, NK2.3, NKX2.3, NKX2C, NKX4-3
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000119919
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_145285.3, XM_011539370.2, XM_054364923.1, XM_054364924.1
- RefSeq protein
- NP_660328.2, XP_011537672.1, XP_054220898.1, XP_054220899.1
This gene encodes a homeodomain-containing transcription factor. The encoded protein is a member of the NKX family of homeodomain transcription factors. Studies of similar proteins in mouse and rat have indicated a potential role in cellular differentiation.[provided by RefSeq, Mar 2010].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
NK2 homeobox 3
- Symbol
- NKX2-3
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 10:99,532,928-99,536,524
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- References
- Further reading
Homeobox protein Nkx-2.3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NKX2-3 gene.
NKX2C is a member of the NKX family of homeodomain-containing transcription factors, which are implicated in many aspects of cell type specification and maintenance of differentiated tissue functions.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NKX2-3” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.