NameCalcium-activated potassium channel subunit beta-2
Synonyms
  • BK channel subunit beta-2
  • BKbeta2
  • Calcium-activated potassium channel, subfamily M subunit beta-2
  • Charybdotoxin receptor subunit beta-2
  • Hbeta2
  • Hbeta3
  • K(VCA)beta-2
  • Maxi K channel subunit beta-2
  • Slo-beta-2
Gene NameKCNMB2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012228|Calcium-activated potassium channel subunit beta-2
MFIWTSGRTSSSYRHDEKRNIYQKIRDHDLLDKRKTVTALKAGEDRAILLGLAMMVCSIM
MYFLLGITLLRSYMQSVWTEESQCTLLNASITETFNCSFSCGPDCWKLSQYPCLQVYVNL
TSSGEKLLLYHTEETIKINQKCSYIPKCGKNFEESMSLVNVVMENFRKYQHFSCYSDPEG
NQKSVILTKLYSSNVLFHSLFWPTCMMAGGVAIVAMVKLTQYLSLLCERIQRINR
Number of residues235
Molecular Weight27129.37
Theoretical pI8.47
GO Classification
Functions
  • calcium-activated potassium channel activity
  • potassium channel regulator activity
  • ion channel inhibitor activity
Processes
  • blood coagulation
  • potassium ion transport
  • synaptic transmission
  • regulation of vasoconstriction
  • potassium ion transmembrane transport
  • neuronal action potential
  • action potential
  • detection of calcium ion
Components
  • plasma membrane
  • voltage-gated potassium channel complex
  • integral component of plasma membrane
General FunctionPotassium channel regulator activity
Specific FunctionRegulatory subunit of the calcium activated potassium KCNMA1 (maxiK) channel. Modulates the calcium sensitivity and gating kinetics of KCNMA1, thereby contributing to KCNMA1 channel diversity. Acts as a negative regulator that confers rapid and complete inactivation of KCNMA1 channel complex. May participate in KCNMA1 inactivation in chromaffin cells of the adrenal gland or in hippocampal CA1 neurons.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions47-67 195-215
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ9Y691
UniProtKB Entry NameKCMB2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMembrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012229|Calcium-activated potassium channel subunit beta-2 (KCNMB2)
ATGTTTATATGGACCAGTGGCCGGACCTCTTCATCTTATAGACATGATGAAAAAAGAAAT
ATTTACCAGAAAATCAGGGACCATGACCTCCTGGACAAAAGGAAAACAGTCACAGCACTG
AAGGCAGGAGAGGACCGAGCTATTCTCCTGGGACTGGCTATGATGGTGTGCTCCATCATG
ATGTATTTTCTGCTGGGAATCACACTCCTGCGCTCATACATGCAGAGCGTGTGGACCGAA
GAGTCTCAATGCACCTTGCTGAATGCGTCCATCACGGAAACATTTAATTGCTCCTTCAGC
TGTGGTCCAGACTGCTGGAAACTTTCTCAGTACCCCTGCCTCCAGGTGTACGTTAACCTG
ACTTCTTCCGGGGAAAAGCTCCTCCTCTACCACACAGAAGAGACAATAAAAATCAATCAG
AAGTGCTCCTATATACCTAAATGTGGAAAAAATTTTGAAGAATCCATGTCCCTGGTGAAT
GTTGTCATGGAAAACTTCAGGAAGTATCAACACTTCTCCTGCTATTCTGACCCAGAAGGA
AACCAGAAGAGTGTTATCCTAACAAAACTCTACAGTTCCAACGTGCTGTTCCATTCACTC
TTCTGGCCAACCTGTATGATGGCTGGGGGTGTGGCAATTGTTGCCATGGTGAAACTTACA
CAGTACCTCTCCCTACTATGTGAGAGGATCCAACGGATCAATAGATAA
GenBank Gene IDAF099137
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDKCNMB2
HGNC IDHGNC:6286
Chromosome Location3
Locus3q26.2-q27.1
References
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