KCNG1

Potassium channel, voltage gated modifier subfamily G, member 1
Identifiers
Symbols	KCNG1 ; K13; KCNG; KV6.1; kH2
External IDs	OMIM: 603788 MGI: 3616086 HomoloGene: 20515 IUPHAR: 556 GeneCards: KCNG1 Gene
Gene ontology Molecular function • delayed rectifier potassium channel activity • potassium channel activity Cellular component • plasma membrane • voltage-gated potassium channel complex • integral component of membrane • intracellular membrane-bounded organelle Biological process • potassium ion transport • synaptic transmission • protein homooligomerization • potassium ion transmembrane transport • regulation of delayed rectifier potassium channel activity Sources: Amigo / QuickGO
RNA expression pattern
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More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	3755	241794
Ensembl	ENSG00000026559	ENSMUSG00000074575
UniProt	Q9UIX4	A2BDX4
RefSeq (mRNA)	NM_002237	NM_001081134
RefSeq (protein)	NP_002228	NP_001074603
Location (UCSC)	Chr 20: 51 – 51.02 Mb	Chr 2: 168.26 – 168.28 Mb
PubMed search	[1]	[2]

Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily G member 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNG1 gene.

Voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels represent the most complex class of voltage-gated ion channels from both functional and structural standpoints. Their diverse functions include regulating neurotransmitter release, heart rate, insulin secretion, neuronal excitability, epithelial electrolyte transport, smooth muscle contraction, and cell volume. This gene encodes a member of the potassium channel, voltage-gated, subfamily G. This gene is abundantly expressed in skeletal muscle. Alternative splicing results in at least two transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms.

See also

• Voltage-gated potassium channel

External links

• Kv6.1 Potassium Channel at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
• KCNG1 protein, human at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.