Homeobox protein Nkx-2.3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NKX2-3gene.[5][6][7]
NKX2C is a member of the NKX family of homeodomain-containing transcription factors, which are implicated in many aspects of cell type specification and maintenance of differentiated tissue functions.[7]
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