| Entrez gene ID | | 3782 |
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| Official gene symbol | | KCNN3 |
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| Full name | | potassium intermediate/small conductance calcium-activated channel, subfamily N, member 3 |
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| Aliases | | ,KCa2.3,SK3,SKCA3,hSK3, |
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| Gene summary | | Action potentials in vertebrate neurons are followed by an afterhyperpolarization (AHP) that may persist for several seconds and may have profound consequences for the firing pattern of the neuron. Each component of the AHP is kinetically distinct and is mediated by different calcium-activated potassium channels. The protein encoded by this gene is activated before membrane hyperpolarization and is thought to regulate neuronal excitability by contributing to the slow component of synaptic AHP. The encoded protein is an integral membrane protein that forms a voltage-independent calcium-activated channel with three other calmodulin-binding subunits. This gene contains two CAG repeat regions in the coding sequence. It was thought that expansion of one or both of these repeats could lead to an increased susceptibility to schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, but studies indicate that this is probably not the case. This gene is a member of the KCNN family of potassium channel genes. Two transcript variants encoding two different isoforms have been found for this gene. One of the variants lacks the CAG repeat regions. [provided by RefSeq] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1q21.3 |
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| Gene position | | 154842754 - 154679902 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | minus |
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| Gene size | | 162853 bp |
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| OMIM ID | | 602983 |
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