KCNN2

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KCNN2
Protein KCNN2 PDB 1g4y.png
Identifiers
Aliases KCNN2 , KCa2.2, SK2, SKCA2, SKCa 2, hSK2, potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily N member 2, DYT34, NEDMAB
External IDs OMIM: 605879; MGI: 2153182; HomoloGene: 23150; GeneCards: KCNN2; OMA:KCNN2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001278204
NM_021614
NM_170775
NM_001372233

NM_080465
NM_001312905

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001265133
NP_067627
NP_740721
NP_001359162

NP_001299834
NP_536713

Location (UCSC) Chr 5: 114.06 – 114.5 Mb Chr 18: 45.27 – 45.69 Mb
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Potassium intermediate/small conductance calcium-activated channel, subfamily N, member 2, also known as KCNN2, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the KCNN2 gene. [5] KCNN2 is an ion channel protein also known as KCa2.2. [6] [7]

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Function

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 KCa2.2 protein is activated before membrane hyperpolarization and is thought to regulate neuronal excitability by contributing to the slow component of synaptic AHP. KCa2.2 is an integral membrane protein that forms a voltage-independent calcium-activated channel with three other calmodulin-binding subunits. This protein is a member of the calcium-activated potassium channel family. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for the KCNN2 gene. [6]

In a 2009 study, SK2 (KCNN2) potassium channel was overexpressed in the basolateral amygdala using a herpes simplex viral system. This reduced anxiety and stress-induced corticosterone secretion at a systemic level. SK2 overexpression also reduced dendritic arborization of the amygdala neurons. [8] In a 2015 study, it was found that UBE3A, the protein maternally deleted in Angelman syndrome, marks KCNN2 for degradation in the hippocampus, and that UBE3A deficiency is associated with an increase in KCNN2 levels. KCNN2 operates through a negative feedback loop to reduce glutamatergic NMDA receptor activation when it itself is activated by that same receptor. Angelman syndrome therefore leads to a reduction in glutamatergic NMDA receptor activation, which impairs long-term potentiation of hippocampal neurons and thus fear conditioning. [9]

Target of acaricide

The corresponding KCa2 channel in the spider mite tetranychus urticae is the target of the acaricide acynonapyr in IRAC group 33. [10]

See also

Related Research Articles

Calcium-activated potassium channels are potassium channels gated by calcium, or that are structurally or phylogenetically related to calcium gated channels. They were first discovered in 1958 by Gardos who saw that calcium levels inside of a cell could affect the permeability of potassium through that cell membrane. Then in 1970, Meech was the first to observe that intracellular calcium could trigger potassium currents. In humans they are divided into three subtypes: large conductance or BK channels, which have very high conductance which range from 100 to 300 pS, intermediate conductance or IK channels, with intermediate conductance ranging from 25 to 100 pS, and small conductance or SK channels with small conductances from 2-25 pS.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SK channel</span> Protein subfamily of calcium-activated potassium channels

SK channels are a subfamily of calcium-activated potassium channels. They are so called because of their small single channel conductance in the order of 10 pS. SK channels are a type of ion channel allowing potassium cations to cross the cell membrane and are activated (opened) by an increase in the concentration of intracellular calcium through N-type calcium channels. Their activation limits the firing frequency of action potentials and is important for regulating afterhyperpolarization in the neurons of the central nervous system as well as many other types of electrically excitable cells. This is accomplished through the hyperpolarizing leak of positively charged potassium ions along their concentration gradient into the extracellular space. This hyperpolarization causes the membrane potential to become more negative. SK channels are thought to be involved in synaptic plasticity and therefore play important roles in learning and memory.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SK3</span> Protein-coding gene

SK3 also known as KCa2.3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNN3 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TRPC5</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Short transient receptor potential channel 5 (TrpC5) also known as transient receptor protein 5 (TRP-5) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TRPC5 gene. TrpC5 is subtype of the TRPC family of mammalian transient receptor potential ion channels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">P2RX1</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

P2X purinoceptor 1, also ATP receptor, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the P2RX1 gene.

Ca<sub>v</sub>2.1 Protein found in humans

Cav2.1, also called the P/Q voltage-dependent calcium channel, is a calcium channel found mainly in the brain. Specifically, it is found on the presynaptic terminals of neurons in the brain and cerebellum. Cav2.1 plays an important role in controlling the release of neurotransmitters between neurons. It is composed of multiple subunits, including alpha-1, beta, alpha-2/delta, and gamma subunits. The alpha-1 subunit is the pore-forming subunit, meaning that the calcium ions flow through it. Different kinds of calcium channels have different isoforms (versions) of the alpha-1 subunit. Cav2.1 has the alpha-1A subunit, which is encoded by the CACNA1A gene. Mutations in CACNA1A have been associated with various neurologic disorders, including familial hemiplegic migraine, episodic ataxia type 2, and spinocerebellar ataxia type 6.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Calcium-activated potassium channel subunit alpha-1</span> Voltage-gated potassium channel protein

Calcium-activated potassium channel subunit alpha-1 also known as large conductance calcium-activated potassium channel, subfamily M, alpha member 1 (KCa1.1), or BK channel alpha subunit, is a voltage gated potassium channel encoded by the KCNMA1 gene and characterized by their large conductance of potassium ions (K+) through cell membranes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CAMK2D</span> Protein-coding gene in humans

Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II delta chain is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CAMK2D gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KCNJ8</span> Protein-coding gene in humans

Potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 8, also known as KCNJ8, is a human gene encoding the Kir6.1 protein. A mutation in KCNJ8 has been associated with cardiac arrest in the early repolarization syndrome.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KCNB1</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Potassium voltage-gated channel, Shab-related subfamily, member 1, also known as KCNB1 or Kv2.1, is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the KCNB1 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KCNK3</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Potassium channel subfamily K member 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNK3 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KCNQ4</span> Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 4, also known as voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv7.4, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNQ4 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CACNB3</span> Protein-coding gene in humans

Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CACNB3 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KCNMB2</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Calcium-activated potassium channel subunit beta-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNMB2 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CACNA2D1</span> Protein-coding gene in humans

Voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CACNA2D1 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KCNN1</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Potassium intermediate/small conductance calcium-activated channel, subfamily N, member 1 , also known as KCNN1 is a human gene encoding the KCa2.1 protein.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Calcium channel, voltage-dependent, T type, alpha 1H subunit</span> Protein found in humans

Calcium channel, voltage-dependent, T type, alpha 1H subunit, also known as CACNA1H, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the CACNA1H gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KCNU1</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Potassium channel, subfamily U, member 1, also known as KCNU1, is a gene encoding the KCa5.1 protein.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KCNT2</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Potassium channel subfamily T, member 2, also known as KCNT2 is a human gene that encodes the KNa protein. KCNT2, also known as the Slick channel is an outwardly rectifying potassium channel activated by internal raises in sodium or chloride ions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CACNA1B</span> Protein-coding gene in humans

The voltage-dependent N-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CACNA1B gene. The α1B protein, together with β and α2δ subunits forms N-type calcium channel. It is a R-type calcium channel.

References

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  6. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: KCNN2 potassium intermediate/small conductance calcium-activated channel, subfamily N, member 2".
  7. Brown, Brandon M.; Shim, Heesung; Christophersen, Palle; Wulff, Heike (July 23, 2019). "Pharmacology of Small- and Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels". Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 60 (published 2020): 219–240.
  8. Mitra R, Ferguson D, Sapolsky RM (February 2009). "SK2 potassium channel over-expression in basolateral amygdala reduces anxiety, stress-induced corticosterone and dendritic arborization". Mol. Psychiatry. 14 (9): 847–55, 827. doi:10.1038/mp.2009.9. PMC   2763614 . PMID   19204724.
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Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.