NKX6-2
NK6 homeobox 2 | GTX, NKX6.1, NKX6B

Enables sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in cell differentiation; regulation of DNA-templated transcription; and regulation of myelination. Predicted to act upstream of or within several processes, including central nervous system myelination; pancreatic A cell differentiation; and regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation. Predicted to be located in chromatin. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Implicated in spastic ataxia 8. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2025]

Biological processes 25 terms
Expression (TPM)
NKX6-2 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating NKX6-2 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for NKX6-2. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = NKX6-2 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to NKX6-2

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of NKX6-2, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr10:132,785,163–132,786,282 at TSS At TSS 85
chr10:132,787,312–132,788,182 1.2 kb Proximal (<10kb) 151
chr10:132,788,285–132,788,645 2.1 kb Proximal (<10kb) 124

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the NKX6-2 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr10:132,775,163 – 132,798,645
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq