NKX2-5 Antibodies

Target Information

Implicated in commitment to and/or differentiation of the myocardial lineage. Acts as a transcriptional activator of ANF in cooperation with GATA4. Binds to the core DNA motif of NPPA promoter. It is transcriptionally controlled by PBX1 and acts as a transcriptional repressor of CDKN2B. It is required for spleen development. Belongs to the NK-2 homeobox family. Expressed only in the heart. 3 alternatively spliced human isoforms have been reported. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.

Alternate Names

Cardiac-specific homeobox; cardiac-specific homeobox 1; CHNG5; CSX; CSX1; FLJ52202; FLJ97166; FLJ97195; FLJ97197; FLJ99536; HLHS2; Homeobox protein CSX; Homeobox protein NK-2 homolog E; homeobox protein NKX 2-5; Homeobox protein Nkx-2.5; NK2 homeobox 5; NK2 transcription factor related, locus 5; NK2 transcription factor related, locus 5 (Drosophila); NKX 2-5; NKX2-5; NKX2.5; NKX25; NKX2E; NKX4-1; tinman homolog; tinman paralog; VSD3