NKX2-1, Official Symbol NKX2-1provided by HGNC Official Full Name NK2 homeobox 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:11825 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000136352 MIM:600635; AllianceGenome:HGNC:11825 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as BCH; BHC; NK-2; TEBP; TTF1; NKX2A; NMTC1; T/EBP; TITF1; TTF-1; NKX2.1 Summary This gene encodes a protein initially identified as a thyroid-specific transcription factor. The encoded protein binds to the thyroglobulin promoter and regulates the expression of thyroid-specific genes but has also been shown to regulate the expression of genes involved in morphogenesis. Mutations and deletions in this gene are associated with benign hereditary chorea, choreoathetosis, congenital hypothyroidism, and neonatal respiratory distress, and may be associated with thyroid cancer. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. This gene shares the symbol/alias 'TTF1' with another gene, transcription termination factor 1, which plays a role in ribosomal gene transcription. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2014] Annotation information Note: TTF1 (GeneID 7270) and NKX2-1 (GeneID 7080) loci share the TTF1 symbol/alias in common. TTF1 is a widely used alternative name for thyroid transcription factor 1 (NKX2-1) conflicting with the official symbol for transcription termination factor, RNA polymerase I (TTF1). [13 Feb 2013] Expression Biased expression in lung (RPKM 35.0) and thyroid (RPKM 29.1) See more Orthologs mouse all