two-pore-domain potassium channel

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs K2P channel
leak potassium channel
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1996
gptkbp:encodedBy KCNK genes
gptkbp:family TALK-1
TASK-1
THIK-1
TREK-1
TWIK-1
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:cell_membrane
gptkbp:function maintain resting membrane potential
regulate neuronal excitability
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label two-pore-domain potassium channel
gptkbp:modulatedBy gptkb:temperature
lipids
pH
volatile anesthetics
mechanical stretch
gptkbp:OMIM 602215
gptkbp:permeableTo selective for potassium ions
gptkbp:presentIn animals
humans
mammals
gptkbp:proteinFamily gptkb:KCNK
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:cell_membrane
ion channel
potassium channel
gptkbp:structure contains two pore-forming domains per subunit
gptkbp:subunit dimeric
gptkbp:UniProtID Q9NYG8 (for KCNK1/TWIK-1)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:potassium_channels
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7