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Gene information for KCNA1 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID3736
Official gene symbolKCNA1
Full namepotassium voltage-gated channel, shaker-related subfamily, member 1 (episodic ataxia with myokymia)
Aliases,AEMK,EA1,HBK1,HUK1,KV1.1,MBK1,MGC126782,MGC138385,MK1,RBK1,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a voltage-gated delayed potassium channel that is phylogenetically related to the Drosophila Shaker channel. The encoded protein has six putative transmembrane segments (S1-S6), and the loop between S5 and S6 forms the pore and contains the conserved selectivity filter motif (GYGD). The functional channel is a homotetramer. The N-terminus of the channel is associated with beta subunits that can modify the inactivation properties of the channel as well as affect expression levels. The C-terminus of the channel is complexed to a PDZ domain protein that is responsible for channel targeting. Mutations in this gene have been associated with myokymia with periodic ataxia (AEMK). [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 12   Locus: 12p13.32
Gene position5019073 - 5027422  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size8350 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID176260