KCNN2

KCNN2
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
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 5 (human)
End	114,496,500 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 18 (mouse)
End	45,686,024 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	secondary oocyte; ; right adrenal gland; ; right adrenal cortex; ; left adrenal gland; ; left adrenal cortex; ; Region I of hippocampus proper; ; Brodmann area 23; ; middle temporal gyrus; ; gonad; ; testicle;
	Top expressed in
	adrenal gland; ; dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell; ; primary visual cortex; ; cerebellar cortex; ; subiculum; ; Region I of hippocampus proper; ; hippocampus proper; ; lateral geniculate nucleus; ; primary motor cortex; ; superior frontal gyrus;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein homodimerization activity ; protein domain specific binding ; calcium-activated potassium channel activity ; calmodulin binding ; alpha-actinin binding ; protein binding ; small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel activity ;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane ; membrane ; cell surface ; neuronal cell body ; plasma membrane ; Z disc ; dendritic spine ; neuron projection ;
Biological process	ion transport ; potassium ion transport ; regulation of potassium ion transmembrane transport ; potassium ion transmembrane transport ; membrane repolarization during atrial cardiac muscle cell action potential ;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	3781
	140492
	ENSG00000080709
	ENSMUSG00000054477
	Q9H2S1
	P58390
	NM_001278204 ; NM_021614 ; NM_170775 ; NM_001372233
	NM_080465 ; NM_001312905
	NP_001265133 ; NP_067627 ; NP_740721 ; NP_001359162
	NP_001299834 ; NP_536713
	Wikidata
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Last updated July 17, 2024

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 K_Ca2.2.^[6]

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 K_Ca2.2 protein is activated before membrane hyperpolarization and is thought to regulate neuronal excitability by contributing to the slow component of synaptic AHP. K_Ca2.2 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.^[7] 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.^[8]

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↑ 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.
↑ Sun, Jiandong; Zhu, Guoqi; Liu, Yan; Standley, Steve; Ji, Angela; Tunuguntla, Rashmi; Wang, Yubin; Claus, Chad; Luo, Yun; Baudry, Michel; Bi, Xiaoning (2015-07-21). "UBE3A Regulates Synaptic Plasticity and Learning and Memory by Controlling SK2 Channel Endocytosis". Cell Reports. 12 (3): 449–461. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2015.06.023. ISSN 2211-1247. PMC 4520703 . PMID 26166566.

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[refGRCh38Ensembl-1] 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000080709 – Ensembl, May 2017

[refGRCm38Ensembl-2] 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000054477 – Ensembl, May 2017

[3] "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[4] "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[pmid16382103-5] Wei AD, Gutman GA, Aldrich R, Chandy KG, Grissmer S, Wulff H (December 2005). "International Union of Pharmacology. LII. Nomenclature and molecular relationships of calcium-activated potassium channels". Pharmacol. Rev. 57 (4): 463–72. doi:10.1124/pr.57.4.9. PMID 16382103. S2CID 8290401.

[entrez-6] 1 2 "Entrez Gene: KCNN2 potassium intermediate/small conductance calcium-activated channel, subfamily N, member 2".

[pmid19204724-7] 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.

[8] Sun, Jiandong; Zhu, Guoqi; Liu, Yan; Standley, Steve; Ji, Angela; Tunuguntla, Rashmi; Wang, Yubin; Claus, Chad; Luo, Yun; Baudry, Michel; Bi, Xiaoning (2015-07-21). "UBE3A Regulates Synaptic Plasticity and Learning and Memory by Controlling SK2 Channel Endocytosis". Cell Reports. 12 (3): 449–461. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2015.06.023. ISSN 2211-1247. PMC 4520703 . PMID 26166566.

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KCNN2

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