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Gene information for KCNA6 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID3742
Official gene symbolKCNA6
Full namepotassium voltage-gated channel, shaker-related subfamily, member 6
Aliases,FLJ25134,HBK2,KV1.6,
Gene summaryPotassium channels represent the most complex class of voltage-gated ion channels from both functional and structural standpoints. Their diverse functions include regulating neurotransmitter release, heart rate, insulin secretion, neuronal excitability, epithelial electrolyte transport, smooth muscle contraction, and cell volume. Four sequence-related potassium channel genes - shaker, shaw, shab, and shal - have been identified in Drosophila, and each has been shown to have human homolog(s). This gene encodes a member of the potassium channel, voltage-gated, shaker-related subfamily. This member contains six membrane-spanning domains with a shaker-type repeat in the fourth segment. It belongs to the delayed rectifier class. The coding region of this gene is intronless, and the gene is clustered with genes KCNA1 and KCNA5 on chromosome 12. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 12   Locus: 12p13
Gene position4918342 - 4960278  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size41937 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID176257