Species Human Entrez 3790 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000170745 | |
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Aliases KCNS3, KV9.3, potassium voltage-gated channel modifier subfamily S member 3 External IDs MGI: 1098804 HomoloGene: 20518 GeneCards: KCNS3 | ||
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily S member 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNS3 gene.
Function
Voltage-gated potassium channels form the largest and most diversified class of ion channels and are present in both excitable and nonexcitable cells. Their main functions are associated with the regulation of the resting membrane potential and the control of the shape and frequency of action potentials. The alpha subunits are of 2 types: those that are functional by themselves and those that are electrically silent but capable of modulating the activity of specific functional alpha subunits. The protein encoded by this gene is not functional by itself but can form heteromultimers with member 1 and with member 2 (and possibly other members) of the Shab-related subfamily of potassium voltage-gated channel proteins. This gene belongs to the S subfamily of the potassium channel family.