KCNK15

Potassium channel subfamily K member 15 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNK15 gene.^[5][6][7][8]

KCNK15
Identifiers
Aliases	KCNK15, K2p15.1, KCNK11, KCNK14, KT3.3, TASK-5, TASK5, dJ781B1.1, potassium two pore domain channel subfamily K member 15
External IDs	OMIM: 607368; MGI: 2675209; HomoloGene: 11179; GeneCards: KCNK15; OMA:KCNK15 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 20 (human)[1] Band 20q13.12 Start 44,745,865 bp[1] End 44,752,313 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 2 (mouse)[2] Band 2|2 H3 Start 163,695,571 bp[2] End 163,701,666 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in thoracic aorta ascending aorta Descending thoracic aorta left coronary artery gonad right coronary artery popliteal artery tibial arteries right uterine tube testicle Top expressed in cumulus cell olfactory bulb sternocleidomastoid muscle cerebellar cortex superior frontal gyrus submandibular gland placenta More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function voltage-gated ion channel activity potassium channel activity potassium ion leak channel activity Cellular component integral component of membrane plasma membrane membrane integral component of plasma membrane Biological process potassium ion transport regulation of ion transmembrane transport cardiac conduction ion transport stabilization of membrane potential potassium ion transmembrane transport Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 60598 241769 Ensembl ENSG00000124249 ENSMUSG00000035238 UniProt Q9H427 n/a RefSeq (mRNA) NM_022358 NM_001030292 RefSeq (protein) NP_071753 n/a Location (UCSC) Chr 20: 44.75 – 44.75 Mb Chr 2: 163.7 – 163.7 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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This gene encodes K_2P15.1, one of the members of the superfamily of potassium channel proteins containing two pore-forming P domains. K_2P15.1 has not been shown to be a functional channel; however, it may require other non-pore-forming proteins for activity.^[8]

See also

• Tandem pore domain potassium channel