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NKX6-1 |
LOCUS ID | 4825 |
GENE_SYMBOL | NKX6-1 |
GENE NAME | NK6 homeobox 1 |
SYNONYMNS | NKX6A,NKX6.1 |
CHROMOSOME | 4 |
HOMOLOGENE ID | 4495 |
GENE SUMMARY |
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In the pancreas, NKX6.1 is required for the development of beta cells and is a potent bifunctional transcription regulator that binds to AT-rich sequences within the promoter region of target genes Iype et al. (2004) [PubMed 15056733].[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008] |