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Calcium-activated potassium channel

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Calcium-activated potassium channels are potassium channels gated by calcium, or that are structurally or phylogenetically related to calcium gated channels. [1]

36 relations: Adenosine diphosphate, Adenosine triphosphate, Arginine, Bacillus subtilis, Barium, BK channel, Cadmium, Calcium, Calcium-activated potassium channel subunit alpha-1, Calmodulin, Escherichia coli, Geobacter sulfurreducens, Homology (biology), IK channel, KCNMB1, KCNMB2, KCNMB3, KCNMB4, KCNN1, KCNN2, KCNN4, KCNT1, KCNT2, KCNU1, Methanothermobacter, Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, PH, Prokaryote, SK channel, SK3, Slow afterhyperpolarization, Thermotoga maritima, Transmembrane domain, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Voltage, Voltage-gated potassium channel.

Adenosine diphosphate

Adenosine diphosphate (ADP), also known as adenosine pyrophosphate (APP), is an important organic compound in metabolism and is essential to the flow of energy in living cells.

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Adenosine triphosphate

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a complex organic chemical that participates in many processes.

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Arginine

Arginine (symbol Arg or R) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

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Bacillus subtilis

Bacillus subtilis, known also as the hay bacillus or grass bacillus, is a Gram-positive, catalase-positive bacterium, found in soil and the gastrointestinal tract of ruminants and humans.

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Barium

Barium is a chemical element with symbol Ba and atomic number 56.

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BK channel

BK channels (Big Potassium), also known as Maxi-K, slo1, or Kcal.1, are voltage-gated potassium channels that conduct large amounts of potassium ions (K+) across the cell membrane, hence their name, Big Potassium.

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Cadmium

Cadmium is a chemical element with symbol Cd and atomic number 48.

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Calcium

Calcium is a chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20.

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Calcium-activated potassium channel subunit alpha-1

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 for short, is a voltage gated potassium channel encoded by the KCNMA1 gene and characterized by their large conductance of potassium ions (K+) through cell membranes.

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Calmodulin

Calmodulin (CaM) (an abbreviation for calcium-modulated protein) is a multifunctional intermediate calcium-binding messenger protein expressed in all eukaryotic cells.

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Escherichia coli

Escherichia coli (also known as E. coli) is a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped, coliform bacterium of the genus Escherichia that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms (endotherms).

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Geobacter sulfurreducens

Geobacter sulfurreducens is a gram-negative metal and sulphur-reducing proteobacterium.

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Homology (biology)

In biology, homology is the existence of shared ancestry between a pair of structures, or genes, in different taxa.

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IK channel

The IK channel (KCa3.1), which has a conductance of 20–80 pS, is expressed mainly in peripheral tissues such as those of the haematopoietic system, colon, placenta, lung and pancreas.

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KCNMB1

Calcium-activated potassium channel subunit beta-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNMB1 gene.

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KCNMB2

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

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KCNMB3

Calcium-activated potassium channel subunit beta-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNMB3 gene.

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KCNMB4

Calcium-activated potassium channel subunit beta-4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNMB4 gene.

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KCNN1

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

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KCNN2

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.

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KCNN4

Potassium intermediate/small conductance calcium-activated channel, subfamily N, member 4, also known as KCNN4, is a human gene encoding the KCa3.1 protein.

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KCNT1

Potassium channel subfamily T, member 1, also known as KCNT1 is a human gene that encodes the KCa4.1 protein.

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KCNT2

Potassium channel subfamily T, member 2, also known as KCNT2 is a human gene that encodes the KNa protein.

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KCNU1

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

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Methanothermobacter

In taxonomy, Methanothermobacter is a genus of the Methanobacteriaceae.

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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a coenzyme found in all living cells.

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PH

In chemistry, pH is a logarithmic scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution.

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Prokaryote

A prokaryote is a unicellular organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane-bound organelle.

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SK channel

SK channels (small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels) are a subfamily of Ca2+-activated K+ channels.

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SK3

SK3 (small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel 3) also known as KCa2.3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNN3 gene.

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Slow afterhyperpolarization

Slow afterhyperpolarisation (sAHP) refers to prolonged periods of hyperpolarisation in a neuron or cardiomyocyte following an action potential or other depolarising event.

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Thermotoga maritima

Thermotoga maritima is a hyperthermophilic organism that is a member of the order Thermotogales.

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Transmembrane domain

Transmembrane domain usually denotes a transmembrane segment of single alpha helix of a transmembrane protein.

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Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a curved, rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacterium found in brackish saltwater, which, when ingested, causes gastrointestinal illness in humans.

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Voltage

Voltage, electric potential difference, electric pressure or electric tension (formally denoted or, but more often simply as V or U, for instance in the context of Ohm's or Kirchhoff's circuit laws) is the difference in electric potential between two points.

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Voltage-gated potassium channel

Voltage-gated potassium channels (VGKCs) are transmembrane channels specific for potassium and sensitive to voltage changes in the cell's membrane potential.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium-activated_potassium_channel

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