Synonyms:DHS2, ENTREZ:3783, HGNC:6293, IK, IK1, IKCA1, KCA4, KCNN4, KCa3.1, MIM:602754, NM_002250, NP_002241, SK4, XM_005258882, XM_005258883, XP_005258939, XP_005258940, XR_002958313, XR_935823, hIKCa1, hKCa4, hSK4, potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily N member 4
Omim:OMIM:602754
Id:ENSG00000104783
Hgnc:HGNC:6293
Description:potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily N member 4
The protein encoded by this gene is part of a potentially heterotetrameric voltage-independent potassium channel that is activated by intracellular calcium. Activation is followed by membrane hyperpolarization, which promotes calcium influx. The encoded protein may be part of the predominant calcium-activated potassium channel in T-lymphocytes. This gene is similar to other KCNN family potassium channel genes, but it differs enough to possibly be considered as part of a new subfamily. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]