NamePotassium voltage-gated channel subfamily B member 1
Synonyms
  • Delayed rectifier potassium channel 1
  • DRK1
  • h-DRK1
  • Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv2.1
Gene NameKCNB1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0008572|Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily B member 1
MPAGMTKHGSRSTSSLPPEPMEIVRSKACSRRVRLNVGGLAHEVLWRTLDRLPRTRLGKL
RDCNTHDSLLEVCDDYSLDDNEYFFDRHPGAFTSILNFYRTGRLHMMEEMCALSFSQELD
YWGIDEIYLESCCQARYHQKKEQMNEELKREAETLREREGEEFDNTCCAEKRKKLWDLLE
KPNSSVAAKILAIISIMFIVLSTIALSLNTLPELQSLDEFGQSTDNPQLAHVEAVCIAWF
TMEYLLRFLSSPKKWKFFKGPLNAIDLLAILPYYVTIFLTESNKSVLQFQNVRRVVQIFR
IMRILRILKLARHSTGLQSLGFTLRRSYNELGLLILFLAMGIMIFSSLVFFAEKDEDDTK
FKSIPASFWWATITMTTVGYGDIYPKTLLGKIVGGLCCIAGVLVIALPIPIIVNNFSEFY
KEQKRQEKAIKRREALERAKRNGSIVSMNMKDAFARSIEMMDIVVEKNGENMGKKDKVQD
NHLSPNKWKWTKRTLSETSSSKSFETKEQGSPEKARSSSSPQHLNVQQLEDMYNKMAKTQ
SQPILNTKESAAQSKPKEELEMESIPSPVAPLPTRTEGVIDMRSMSSIDSFISCATDFPE
ATRFSHSPLTSLPSKTGGSTAPEVGWRGALGASGGRFVEANPSPDASQHSSFFIESPKSS
MKTNNPLKLRALKVNFMEGDPSPLLPVLGMYHDPLRNRGSAAAAVAGLECATLLDKAVLS
PESSIYTTASAKTPPRSPEKHTAIAFNFEAGVHQYIDADTDDEGQLLYSVDSSPPKSLPG
STSPKFSTGTRSEKNHFESSPLPTSPKFLRQNCIYSTEALTGKGPSGQEKCKLENHISPD
VRVLPGGGAHGSTRDQSI
Number of residues858
Molecular Weight95876.615
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • delayed rectifier potassium channel activity
  • protein heterodimerization activity
  • ion channel binding
  • outward rectifier potassium channel activity
  • ubiquitin-like protein binding
Processes
  • glucose homeostasis
  • energy reserve metabolic process
  • regulation of insulin secretion
  • positive regulation of protein targeting to membrane
  • cellular response to nutrient levels
  • cellular response to glucose stimulus
  • potassium ion transmembrane transport
  • positive regulation of norepinephrine secretion
  • action potential
  • protein targeting to plasma membrane
  • vesicle docking involved in exocytosis
  • regulation of action potential
  • positive regulation of calcium ion-dependent exocytosis
  • protein homooligomerization
  • positive regulation of catecholamine secretion
  • synaptic transmission
  • positive regulation of long term synaptic depression
  • negative regulation of insulin secretion
  • regulation of motor neuron apoptotic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • glutamate receptor signaling pathway
Components
  • dendrite membrane
  • dendrite
  • neuronal cell body membrane
  • perikaryon
  • lateral plasma membrane
  • sarcolemma
  • intracellular
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • voltage-gated potassium channel complex
  • cell junction
  • integral component of membrane
  • axon
General FunctionUbiquitin-like protein binding
Specific FunctionVoltage-gated potassium channel that mediates transmembrane potassium transport in excitable membranes, primarily in the brain, but also in the pancreas and cardiovascular system. Contributes to the regulation of the action potential (AP) repolarization, duration and frequency of repetitive AP firing in neurons, muscle cells and endocrine cells and plays a role in homeostatic attenuation of electrical excitability throughout the brain (PubMed:23161216). Plays also a role in the regulation of exocytosis independently of its electrical function (By similarity). Forms tetrameric potassium-selective channels through which potassium ions pass in accordance with their electrochemical gradient. The channel alternates between opened and closed conformations in response to the voltage difference across the membrane. Homotetrameric channels mediate a delayed-rectifier voltage-dependent outward potassium current that display rapid activation and slow inactivation in response to membrane depolarization (PubMed:8081723, PubMed:1283219, PubMed:10484328, PubMed:12560340, PubMed:19074135, PubMed:19717558, PubMed:24901643). Can form functional homotetrameric and heterotetrameric channels that contain variable proportions of KCNB2; channel properties depend on the type of alpha subunits that are part of the channel (By similarity). Can also form functional heterotetrameric channels with other alpha subunits that are non-conducting when expressed alone, such as KCNF1, KCNG1, KCNG3, KCNG4, KCNH1, KCNH2, KCNS1, KCNS2, KCNS3 and KCNV1, creating a functionally diverse range of channel complexes (PubMed:10484328, PubMed:11852086, PubMed:12060745, PubMed:19074135, PubMed:19717558, PubMed:24901643). Heterotetrameric channel activity formed with KCNS3 show increased current amplitude with the threshold for action potential activation shifted towards more negative values in hypoxic-treated pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (By similarity). Channel properties are also modulated by cytoplasmic ancillary beta subunits such as AMIGO1, KCNE1, KCNE2 and KCNE3, slowing activation and inactivation rate of the delayed rectifier potassium channels (By similarity). In vivo, membranes probably contain a mixture of heteromeric potassium channel complexes, making it difficult to assign currents observed in intact tissues to any particular potassium channel family member. Major contributor to the slowly inactivating delayed-rectifier voltage-gated potassium current in neurons of the central nervous system, sympathetic ganglion neurons, neuroendocrine cells, pancreatic beta cells, cardiomyocytes and smooth muscle cells. Mediates the major part of the somatodendritic delayed-rectifier potassium current in hippocampal and cortical pyramidal neurons and sympathetic superior cervical ganglion (CGC) neurons that acts to slow down periods of firing, especially during high frequency stimulation. Plays a role in the induction of long-term potentiation (LTP) of neuron excitability in the CA3 layer of the hippocampus (By similarity). Contributes to the regulation of glucose-induced action potential amplitude and duration in pancreatic beta cells, hence limiting calcium influx and insulin secretion (PubMed:23161216). Plays a role in the regulation of resting membrane potential and contraction in hypoxia-treated pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. May contribute to the regulation of the duration of both the action potential of cardiomyocytes and the heart ventricular repolarization QT interval. Contributes to the pronounced pro-apoptotic potassium current surge during neuronal apoptotic cell death in response to oxidative injury. May confer neuroprotection in response to hypoxia/ischemic insults by suppressing pyramidal neurons hyperexcitability in hippocampal and cortical regions (By similarity). Promotes trafficking of KCNG3, KCNH1 and KCNH2 to the cell surface membrane, presumably by forming heterotetrameric channels with these subunits (PubMed:12060745). Plays a role in the calcium-dependent recruitment and release of fusion-competent vesicles from the soma of neurons, neuroendocrine and glucose-induced pancreatic beta cells by binding key components of the fusion machinery in a pore-independent manner (By similarity).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions187-208 229-250 260-280 295-316 331-351 392-420
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ14721
UniProtKB Entry NameKCNB1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017519|Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily B member 1 (KCNB1)
ATGCCGGCGGGCATGACGAAGCATGGCTCCCGCTCCACCAGCTCGCTGCCGCCCGAGCCC
ATGGAGATCGTGCGCAGCAAGGCGTGCTCTCGGCGGGTCCGCCTCAACGTCGGGGGGCTG
GCGCACGAGGTACTCTGGCGTACCCTGGACCGCCTGCCCCGCACGCGGCTGGGCAAGCTC
CGCGACTGCAACACGCACGACTCGCTGCTCGAGGTGTGCGATGACTACAGCCTCGACGAC
AACGAGTACTTCTTTGACCGCCACCCGGGCGCCTTCACCTCCATCCTCAACTTCTACCGC
ACTGGGCGACTGCACATGATGGAGGAGATGTGCGCGCTCAGCTTCAGCCAAGAGCTCGAC
TACTGGGGCATCGACGAGATCTACCTGGAGTCCTGCTGCCAGGCCCGCTACCACCAGAAG
AAAGAGCAGATGAACGAGGAGCTCAAGCGTGAGGCCGAGACCCTACGGGAGCGGGAAGGC
GAGGAGTTCGATAACACGTGCTGCGCAGAGAAGAGGAAAAAACTCTGGGACCTACTGGAG
AAGCCCAATTCCTCTGTGGCTGCCAAGATCCTTGCCATAATTTCCATCATGTTCATCGTC
CTCTCCACCATTGCCCTGTCCCTCAACACGCTGCCTGAGCTACAGAGCCTCGATGAGTTC
GGCCAGTCCACAGACAACCCCCAGCTGGCCCACGTGGAGGCCGTGTGCATCGCATGGTTC
ACCATGGAGTACCTGCTGAGGTTCCTCTCCTCGCCCAAGAAGTGGAAGTTCTTCAAGGGC
CCACTCAATGCCATTGACTTGTTGGCCATTCTGCCATACTATGTCACCATTTTCCTCACC
GAATCCAACAAGAGCGTGCTGCAATTCCAGAATGTCCGCCGCGTGGTCCAGATCTTCCGC
ATCATGCGAATTCTCCGCATCCTTAAGCTTGCACGCCACTCCACTGGCCTCCAGTCTCTG
GGCTTCACTTTGCGGAGGAGCTACAATGAGTTGGGCTTGCTCATCCTCTTCCTTGCCATG
GGCATTATGATCTTCTCCAGCCTTGTCTTCTTTGCTGAGAAGGATGAGGACGACACCAAG
TTCAAAAGCATCCCAGCCTCTTTCTGGTGGGCCACCATCACCATGACTACTGTTGGGTAT
GGAGACATCTACCCCAAGACTCTCCTGGGGAAAATTGTTGGGGGACTCTGCTGCATTGCA
GGAGTCCTGGTGATTGCTCTTCCCATCCCCATCATCGTCAATAACTTCTCTGAGTTCTAT
AAGGAGCAGAAGAGACAGGAGAAAGCAATCAAACGGCGAGAGGCTCTGGAGAGAGCCAAG
AGGAATGGCAGCATCGTATCCATGAACATGAAGGATGCTTTTGCCCGGAGCATTGAGATG
ATGGACATTGTGGTTGAGAAAAATGGGGAGAATATGGGTAAGAAAGACAAAGTACAAGAT
AACCACTTGTCTCCTAACAAATGGAAATGGACAAAGAGGACACTGTCTGAAACCAGCTCA
AGTAAGTCCTTTGAAACCAAGGAACAGGGATCCCCTGAAAAAGCCAGATCGTCTTCTAGT
CCTCAGCACCTGAACGTTCAGCAGTTGGAAGACATGTACAATAAGATGGCCAAGACCCAA
TCCCAACCCATCCTCAATACCAAGGAGTCAGCAGCACAGAGCAAACCAAAGGAAGAACTT
GAAATGGAGAGTATCCCCAGCCCCGTAGCCCCTCTGCCCACTCGCACAGAAGGGGTCATT
GACATGCGAAGTATGTCAAGCATTGATAGTTTCATTAGCTGTGCCACAGACTTCCCTGAG
GCCACCAGATTCTCCCACAGCCCTTTGACATCACTCCCCAGCAAGACTGGGGGCAGCACA
GCCCCAGAAGTGGGCTGGCGGGGAGCTCTGGGTGCCAGTGGTGGTAGGTTTGTGGAGGCC
AACCCCAGCCCTGATGCCAGCCAGCACTCTAGTTTCTTCATCGAGAGCCCCAAGAGTTCC
ATGAAAACTAACAACCCTTTGAAGCTCCGAGCACTTAAAGTCAACTTCATGGAGGGTGAC
CCCAGTCCACTCCTCCCCGTTCTAGGGATGTACCATGACCCTCTCAGGAACCGGGGGAGT
GCTGCGGCTGCTGTCGCTGGACTGGAGTGTGCCACGCTTTTGGACAAGGCTGTGCTGAGC
CCAGAGTCCTCCATCTACACCACAGCAAGTGCTAAGACACCCCCCCGGTCTCCTGAGAAA
CACACAGCAATAGCGTTCAACTTTGAGGCGGGTGTCCACCAGTACATTGACGCAGACACA
GATGATGAGGGACAGCTGCTCTACAGTGTGGACTCCAGCCCCCCCAAAAGCCTCCCTGGG
AGCACCAGTCCGAAGTTCAGCACGGGGACAAGATCGGAGAAAAACCACTTTGAAAGCTCC
CCTTTACCCACCTCCCCTAAGTTCTTAAGGCAGAACTGTATTTACTCCACAGAAGCATTG
ACTGGAAAAGGCCCCAGTGGTCAGGAAAAGTGCAAACTTGAGAACCACATCTCCCCTGAC
GTCCGTGTGTTGCCAGGGGGAGGAGCCCATGGAAGCACACGAGATCAGAGCATCTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:6231
Chromosome Location20
LocusNot Available
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