Harmonizome 3.0

NK1 homeobox 1

This gene encodes a transcription factor that belongs to NKX family of homeodomain-containing proteins which are critical regulators of organ development. In mice, the orthologous gene is expressed predominantly in the brainstem, in the vicinity of serotonergic neurons, and is required for the coordinated crosstalk of factors involved in the maintenance of energy homeostasis. Mice with a knockout of the orthologous gene lack subcutaneous fat and intra-abdominal epididymal and mesenteric white adipose tissue two weeks after birth, and die within three weeks after birth. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2017]

NK1 homeobox 2

Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in cell differentiation and regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to be located in chromatin. Predicted to be active in nucleus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Mar 2025]