KCNK17

Potassium channel subfamily K member 17 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNK17 gene.[3][4]

KCNK17
Identifiers
AliasesKCNK17, K2p17.1, TALK-2, TALK2, TASK-4, TASK4, potassium two pore domain channel subfamily K member 17
External IDsOMIM: 607370 HomoloGene: 88928 GeneCards: KCNK17
Gene location (Human)
Chr.Chromosome 6 (human)[1]
Band6p21.2Start39,299,001 bp[1]
End39,314,461 bp[1]
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

89822

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Ensembl

ENSG00000124780

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UniProt

Q96T54

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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001135111
NM_031460

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RefSeq (protein)

NP_001128583
NP_113648

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Location (UCSC)Chr 6: 39.3 – 39.31 Mbn/a
PubMed search[2]n/a
Wikidata
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This gene encodes K2P17.1, one of the members of the superfamily of potassium channel proteins containing two pore-forming P domains. This open channel, primarily expressed in the pancreas, is activated at alkaline pH.[4]

See also

  • Tandem pore domain potassium channel

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000124780 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. 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.
  4. "Entrez Gene: KCNK17 potassium channel, subfamily K, member 17".

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