The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Nanog across different species:

Nanog homeobox (Nanog), Nanog homeobox (NANOG)

Other aliases include:

ENK, ecat4, 2410002E02Rik

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Nanog:

Nanog homeobox – OTTMUSP00000027613 – homeobox transcription factor Nanog – early embryo specific expression NK family – homeobox transcription factor Nanog-delta 48

Nanog fulfills a number of functions:

DNA binding – protein binding – sequence-specific DNA binding – transcription factor activity – transcription regulator activity

Nanog is relevant to the following processes:

embryonic development – embryonic pattern specification – gonad development – mesodermal cell fate commitment – multicellular organismal development – negative regulation of BMP signaling pathway – negative regulation of cell fate commitment – negative regulation of endodermal cell fate specification – negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter – positive regulation of cell proliferation – positive regulation of mitotic cell cycle – regulation of transcription – regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent – response to chemical stimulus – response to retinoic acid – stem cell differentiation – stem cell division – stem cell maintenance – transcription – cell proliferation – regulation of cell differentiation

Locations for Nanog:

nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology