KCNK2, potassium two pore domain channel subfamily K member 2

KCNK2, potassium two pore domain channel subfamily K member 2

• This gene encodes one of the members of the two-pore-domain background potassium channel protein family. This type of potassium channel is formed by two homodimers that create a channel that leaks potassium out of the cell to control resting membrane potential. The channel can be opened, however, by certain anesthetics, membrane stretching, intracellular acidosis, and heat. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

• Gene Synonyms (K2p2.1, TPKC1, TREK, TREK-1, TREK1, hTREK-1c, hTREK-1e, potassium channel subfamily K member 2, K2P2.1 potassium channel, TREK-1 K(+) channel subunit, TWIK-related potassium channel 1, outward rectifying potassium channel protein TREK-1, potassium channel subfamily k member 2 variant 1, potassium channel subfamily k member 2 variant 2, potassium channel, two pore domain subfamily K, member 2, potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily K, member 2, tandem-pore-domain potassium channel TREK-1, two pore domain potassium channel TREK-1, two pore potassium channel TPKC1, two-pore potassium channel 1,)
• NCBI Gene ID: 3776
• Species: Homo sapiens (Human)
• UNIPROT ID#>>Q6ZW95
  UNIPROT ID#>>U3N6F0
  UNIPROT ID#>>O95069
  UNIPROT ID#>>U3N834
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