NamePotassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 6
Synonyms
  • Voltage-gated potassium channel HBK2
  • Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv1.6
Gene NameKCNA6
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013278|Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 6
MRSEKSLTLAAPGEVRGPEGEQQDAGDFPEAGGGGGCCSSERLVINISGLRFETQLRTLS
LFPDTLLGDPGRRVRFFDPLRNEYFFDRNRPSFDAILYYYQSGGRLRRPVNVPLDIFLEE
IRFYQLGDEALAAFREDEGCLPEGGEDEKPLPSQPFQRQVWLLFEYPESSGPARGIAIVS
VLVILISIVIFCLETLPQFRVDGRGGNNGGVSRVSPVSRGSQEEEEDEDDSYTFHHGITP
GEMGTGGSSSLSTLGGSFFTDPFFLVETLCIVWFTFELLVRFSACPSKPAFFRNIMNIID
LVAIFPYFITLGTELVQQQEQQPASGGGGQNGQQAMSLAILRVIRLVRVFRIFKLSRHSK
GLQILGKTLQASMRELGLLIFFLFIGVILFSSAVYFAEADDDDSLFPSIPDAFWWAVVTM
TTVGYGDMYPMTVGGKIVGSLCAIAGVLTIALPVPVIVSNFNYFYHRETEQEEQGQYTHV
TCGQPAPDLRATDNGLGKPDFPEANRERRPSYLPTPHRAYAEKRMLTEV
Number of residues529
Molecular Weight58728.21
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • delayed rectifier potassium channel activity
  • voltage-gated potassium channel activity
Processes
  • synaptic transmission
  • potassium ion transmembrane transport
  • protein homooligomerization
  • potassium ion transport
Components
  • voltage-gated potassium channel complex
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • axon terminus
  • potassium channel complex
  • plasma membrane
General FunctionVoltage-gated potassium channel activity
Specific FunctionVoltage-gated potassium channel that mediates transmembrane potassium transport in excitable membranes. Forms tetrameric potassium-selective channels through which potassium ions pass in accordance with their electrochemical gradient (PubMed:2347305, PubMed:14575698). The channel alternates between opened and closed conformations in response to the voltage difference across the membrane (PubMed:2347305, PubMed:14575698). Can form functional homotetrameric channels and heterotetrameric channels that contain variable proportions of KCNA1, KCNA2, KCNA4, KCNA6, and possibly other family members as well; channel properties depend on the type of alpha subunits that are part of the channel (By similarity). Channel properties are modulated by cytoplasmic beta subunits that regulate the subcellular location of the alpha subunits and promote rapid inactivation (By similarity). Homotetrameric channels display rapid activation and slow inactivation (PubMed:2347305).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions172-193 263-284 296-316 338-358 374-395 437-465
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP17658
UniProtKB Entry NameKCNA6_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013279|Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 6 (KCNA6)
ATGAGATCGGAGAAATCCCTTACGCTGGCGGCGCCGGGGGAGGTCCGTGGGCCGGAGGGA
GAGCAACAGGATGCGGGAGACTTCCCGGAGGCCGGCGGGGGCGGGGGCTGCTGTAGTAGC
GAGCGGCTGGTGATCAATATCTCCGGGCTGCGCTTTGAGACACAATTGCGCACCCTGTCG
CTGTTTCCGGACACGCTGCTCGGAGACCCTGGCCGGCGAGTCCGCTTCTTCGACCCCCTG
AGGAACGAGTACTTCTTCGACCGCAACCGGCCCAGCTTCGACGCCATCCTCTACTACTAC
CAGTCTGGGGGCCGCCTGCGGAGGCCGGTCAACGTGCCCCTGGACATTTTCCTGGAGGAG
ATCCGCTTCTACCAGCTGGGGGACGAGGCCCTGGCGGCCTTCCGGGAGGACGAGGGCTGC
CTGCCCGAAGGTGGCGAGGACGAGAAGCCGCTGCCCTCCCAGCCCTTCCAGCGCCAGGTG
TGGCTGCTCTTTGAGTACCCAGAGAGCTCTGGGCCGGCCAGGGGCATCGCCATCGTCTCC
GTGTTGGTCATTCTCATCTCCATAGTCATCTTTTGCCTGGAGACCTTACCCCAGTTCCGT
GTAGATGGTCGAGGTGGAAACAATGGTGGTGTGAGTCGAGTCTCCCCAGTTTCCAGGGGG
AGTCAGGAGGAAGAGGAGGATGAAGACGATTCCTACACATTTCATCATGGCATCACCCCT
GGGGAAATGGGGACCGGGGGCTCCTCCTCACTCAGTACTCTTGGGGGCTCCTTCTTTACA
GACCCCTTCTTTCTGGTGGAGACGCTGTGCATTGTCTGGTTCACTTTTGAGCTCCTGGTG
CGCTTCTCCGCCTGCCCTAGCAAGCCGGCCTTCTTCCGGAACATCATGAACATCATTGAC
TTGGTGGCTATCTTCCCCTACTTCATCACCCTGGGCACTGAGCTGGTGCAGCAGCAGGAG
CAGCAACCAGCCAGTGGAGGAGGCGGCCAGAATGGGCAGCAGGCCATGTCCCTGGCCATC
CTCCGAGTCATCCGCCTGGTCCGGGTGTTCCGCATCTTCAAGCTCTCCCGCCACTCCAAG
GGGCTGCAGATCCTGGGCAAGACCTTGCAGGCCTCCATGAGGGAGCTGGGGCTGCTCATC
TTCTTCCTCTTCATCGGGGTCATCCTCTTCTCCAGTGCCGTCTACTTCGCAGAGGCTGAC
GATGACGATTCGCTTTTTCCCAGCATCCCGGATGCCTTCTGGTGGGCAGTGGTTACAATG
ACCACGGTAGGTTACGGGGACATGTACCCCATGACTGTGGGGGGAAAGATCGTGGGCTCG
CTGTGTGCCATCGCTGGGGTCCTCACCATTGCCCTGCCTGTGCCCGTCATCGTCTCCAAC
TTCAACTACTTCTACCACCGGGAGACGGAGCAGGAGGAGCAAGGCCAGTATACCCACGTC
ACTTGTGGGCAGCCTGCGCCGGACCTGAGGGCAACTGACAACGGACTTGGCAAGCCTGAC
TTCCCCGAGGCTAACCGGGAACGGAGACCCAGCTACCTTCCTACACCACATCGGGCCTAT
GCAGAGAAAAGAATGCTCACGGAGGTCTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:6225
Chromosome Location12
LocusNot Available
References
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