Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 2 also known as K
v1.2 is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''KCNA2''
gene
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Function
Potassium 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, members of which allow nerve cells to efficiently repolarize following an action potential. The coding region of this gene is intronless, and the gene is clustered with genes KCNA3 and KCNA10 on chromosome 1.
Interactions
KCNA2 has been shown to
interact
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with
KCNA4
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 4 also known as Kv1.4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''KCNA4'' gene. It contributes to the cardiac transient outward potassium current (Ito1), the main contributing current to the ...
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PTPRA
Receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase alpha is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''PTPRA'' gene.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) family. PTPs are known to be signalin ...
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KCNAB2
Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit beta-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''KCNAB2'' gene.
Function
Voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels represent the most complex class of voltage-gated ion channels from both functional and ...
,
RHOA
Transforming protein RhoA, also known as Ras homolog family member A (RhoA), is a small GTPase protein in the Rho family of GTPases that in humans is encoded by the ''RHOA'' gene. While the effects of RhoA activity are not all well known, it is ...
Cortactin
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Clinical
Mutations in this gene have been associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia
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See also
* Voltage-gated potassium channel
Voltage-gated potassium channels (VGKCs) are transmembrane channels specific for potassium and sensitive to voltage changes in the cell's membrane potential. During action potentials, they play a crucial role in returning the depolarized ce ...
* Pandinotoxin
Pandinotoxins are toxins from the venom of the emperor scorpion '' Pandinus imperator''. They are selective blockers of voltage-gated potassium channels
Sources
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