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KCNN4
Identifiers
AliasesKCNN4, IK1, IKCA1, KCA4, KCa3.1, SK4, hIKCa1, hKCa4, hSK4, IK, DHS2, potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily N member 4
External IDsOMIM: 602754; MGI: 1277957; HomoloGene: 1696; GeneCards: KCNN4; OMA:KCNN4 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002250

NM_001163510
NM_008433

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002241

NP_001156982
NP_032459

Location (UCSC)Chr 19: 43.77 – 43.78 MbChr 7: 24.07 – 24.09 Mb
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Potassium intermediate/small conductance calcium-activated channel, subfamily N, member 4, also known as KCNN4, is a human gene encoding the KCa3.1 protein.[5]

Function

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The KCa3.1 protein is part of a potentially heterotetrameric voltage-independent potassium channel that is activated by intracellular calcium. Activation is followed by membrane hyperpolarization, which promotes calcium influx. The encoded protein may be part of the predominant calcium-activated potassium channel in T-lymphocytes. This gene is similar to other KCNN family potassium channel genes, but it differs enough to possibly be considered as part of a new subfamily.[5]

History

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The channel activity was first described in 1958 by György Gárdos in human erythrocytes.[6] The channel is also named Gardos channel because of its discoverer.

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