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KCNK6

Potassium channel subfamily K member 6 is a protein encoded by the KCNK6 gene in humans.

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KCNK6
Identifiers
AliasesKCNK6, K2p6.1, KCNK8, TOSS, TWIK-2, TWIK2, potassium two pore domain channel subfamily K member 6
External IDsOMIM: 603939; MGI: 1891291; HomoloGene: 31266; GeneCards: KCNK6; OMA:KCNK6 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004823

NM_001033525

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004814
NP_004814.1

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 19: 38.32 – 38.33 MbChr 7: 28.92 – 28.93 Mb
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Potassium channel subfamily K member 6 is a protein encoded by the KCNK6 gene in humans.5678

This gene encodes K2P6.1, a member of the superfamily of potassium channel proteins containing two pore-forming P domains. K2P6.1, considered an open rectifier, is widely expressed. It is stimulated by arachidonic acid and inhibited by internal acidification and volatile anaesthetics.8

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References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000099337Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000046410Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Chavez RA, Gray AT, Zhao BB, Kindler CH, Mazurek MJ, Mehta Y, Forsayeth JR, Yost CS (Apr 1999). "TWIK-2, a new weak inward rectifying member of the tandem pore domain potassium channel family". J Biol Chem. 274 (12): 7887–92. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.12.7887. PMID 10075682.
  6. Gray AT, Kindler CH, Sampson ER, Yost CS (Jul 1999). "Assignment of KCNK6 encoding the human weak inward rectifier potassium channel TWIK-2 to chromosome band 19q13.1 by radiation hybrid mapping". Cytogenet Cell Genet. 84 (3–4): 190–1. doi:10.1159/000015255. PMID 10393428. S2CID 84538070.
  7. Goldstein SA, Bayliss DA, Kim D, Lesage F, Plant LD, Rajan S (Dec 2005). "International Union of Pharmacology. LV. Nomenclature and molecular relationships of two-P potassium channels". Pharmacol Rev. 57 (4): 527–40. doi:10.1124/pr.57.4.12. PMID 16382106. S2CID 7356601.
  8. "Entrez Gene: KCNK6 potassium channel, subfamily K, member 6".
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