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Facts about Homeobox protein Nkx-3.1.
Acts as a tumor suppressor controlling prostate carcinogenesis, as shown by the ability to inhibit proliferation and invasion activities of PC-3 prostate cancer cells. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | NKX3-1 |
| Uniprot: | Q99801 |
| Entrez: | 4824 |

| Belongs to: |
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| NK-3 homeobox family |

BAPX2; BAPX2homeobox protein Nkx-3.1; Homeobox protein NK-3 homolog A; NK homeobox (Drosophila), family 3, A; NK3 homeobox 1; NK3 transcription factor homolog A; NK3 transcription factor related, locus 1 (Drosophila); NK3 transcription factor related, locus 1; NKX3.1; NKX3.1NKX3; NKX3-1; NKX3A; NKX3ANK homeobox, family 3, A
Mass (kDA):
26.35 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 8p21.2 |
| Sequence: | 8; NC_000008.11 (23678693..23682938, complement) |
Highly expressed in the prostate and, at a lower level, in the testis.
Nucleus.






PMID: 9226374 by He W.-W., et al. A novel human prostate-specific, androgen-regulated homeobox gene (NKX3.1) that maps to 8p21, a region frequently deleted in prostate cancer.
PMID: 9537602 by Prescott J.L., et al. Isolation and androgen regulation of the human homeobox cDNA, NKX3.1.