title: NKX-homeodomain factor
text: # NKX-homeodomain factor
  
  NKX-homeodomain factors are a family of homeodomain transcription factors that are critical regulators of organ development.
  
  Human genes that encode NKX-homeodomain factors include:
  
  * NKX1-1, NKX1-2
  * NKX2-1, NKX2-2, NKX2-4, NKX2-8
  * NKX3-1, NKX3-2
  * NKX6-1, NKX6-2, NKX6-3
  