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NKX2-2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18030163
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NKX2-2

Summary

NKX2-2 is a gene[1]. NKX2-2 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • NKX2-2's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • NKX2-2 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • NKX2-2's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 1879[5].
  • NKX2-2's genomic start is recorded as 21491648[6].
  • NKX2-2's genomic start is recorded as 21511017[7].
  • NKX2-2's genomic end is recorded as 21494664[8].
  • NKX2-2's genomic end is recorded as 21514064[9].
  • NKX2-2's ortholog is recorded as Nkx2-2[10].
  • NKX2-2's ortholog is recorded as Nkx2-2[11].
  • NKX2-2's ortholog is recorded as nkx2.2a[12].
  • NKX2-2's encodes is recorded as NK2 homeobox 2[13].
  • NKX2-2's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[14].
  • NKX2-2's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 20[15].
  • NKX2-2's strand orientation is recorded as reverse strand[16].
  • NKX2-2's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/4821[17].
  • NKX2-2's cytogenetic location is recorded as 20p11.22[18].
  • NKX2-2's expressed in is recorded as inferior ganglion of vagus nerve[19].
  • NKX2-2's expressed in is recorded as subthalamic nucleus[20].
  • NKX2-2's expressed in is recorded as medulla oblongata[21].
  • NKX2-2's expressed in is recorded as superior vestibular nucleus[22].
  • NKX2-2's expressed in is recorded as ventral tegmental area[23].
  • NKX2-2's expressed in is recorded as inferior olivary nucleus[24].
  • NKX2-2's expressed in is recorded as spinal cord[25].
  • NKX2-2's expressed in is recorded as C1 segment[26].
  • NKX2-2's expressed in is recorded as external globus pallidus[27].

Why It Matters

NKX2-2 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).[2] NKX2-2 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Chromosome → human chromosome 20
    Strand orientation → reverse strand
    Instance of → gene
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