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Designing a Western blot for Homeobox protein Nkx-3.1? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the NKX3-1 Western Blot GuideDesigning an IHC experiment for Homeobox protein Nkx-3.1? The guide has the expected staining pattern, antigen retrieval and fixation, antibodies backed by real IHC images, the tissue controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the NKX3-1 IHC GuideFacts 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: |
|---|
| 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.