Members of the Nkx family of homeodomain proteins are key regulators of growth and development in several tissues, including brain, heart and pancreas. During neural development, sonic hedgehog (Shh) is known to control cell fate and mitogenesis, which is correlated with Shh dose-dependent expression of several genes, including Nkx-6.1. Specifically, Nkx-6.1 is responsible for cellular differentiation in the ventral neural tube and spinal meninges in response to Shh. In the pancreas, Nkx-6.1 is exclusively expressed in the islets of Langerhans in differentiating and mature b cells, which produce insulin. The presence of Pdx-1 is required for the expression of Nkx-6.1 as well as other pancreatic b cell specific genes, including insulin, Glut2 and IAPP. Subsequently, Nkx-6.1 binds to the DNA consensus sequence, TTAATTAC, to direct the repression of specific genes in b cells.

Homeobox protein NK-6 homolog A; Homeobox protein Nkx-6.1; NK homeo box, family 6, member A; NK homeobox (Drosophila), family 6, A; NK homeobox, family 6, A; NK6 homeobox 1; NK6 transcription factor homolog A; NK6 transcription factor related, locus 1; NK6 transcription factor related, locus 1 (Drosophila); NKX6-1; NKX6.1; NKX61; NKX61_HUMAN; NKX6A.

Mouse,Human,Rat,Chicken,Dog,Cow,Horse,Rabbit,Sheep

WB

WB 1:500-2000

38kD

4825

P78426

https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/P78426

Nucleus.

Pancreatic beta cells.

KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from Human NKX6.1

Rabbit

Polyclonal

IgG

affinity purified by Protein A

Liquid

0.01M TBS (pH7.4) with 1% BSA, 0.02% Proclin300 and 50% Glycerol.

Shipped at 4℃. Store at -20℃ for one year. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.