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Gene information for KCND2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID3751
Official gene symbolKCND2
Full namepotassium voltage-gated channel, Shal-related subfamily, member 2
Aliases,KIAA1044,KV4.2,MGC119702,MGC119703,RK5,
Gene summaryVoltage-gated potassium (Kv) 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, shal-related subfamily, members of which form voltage-activated A-type potassium ion channels and are prominent in the repolarization phase of the action potential. This member mediates a rapidly inactivating, A-type outward potassium current which is not under the control of the N terminus as it is in Shaker channels. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 7   Locus: 7q31
Gene position119913722 - 120390387  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size476666 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID605410