Entrez gene ID | | 3736 |
Official gene symbol | | KCNA1 |
Full name | | potassium 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 summary | | This 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] |
Location | | Chromosome: 12 Locus: 12p13.32 |
Gene position | | 5019073 - 5027422 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 8350 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 176260 |
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