The function of ENSG00000229544 (NKX1-2, NK1 homeobox 2) is as follows. Transcriptional repressor. May play a role in early development as a Wnt/beta-catenin effector, hence controlling pluripotency and preimplantation development of embryonic stem cells. May promote adipogenesis in mesenchymal stem cells, possibly by inhibiting the expression of the antiadipogenic factor NR2F2. May inhibit osteoblastogenic differentiation. .