Protein
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily C member 1
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Function
Voltage-gated potassium channel that plays an important role in the rapid repolarization of fast-firing brain neurons. The channel opens in response to the voltage difference across the membrane, forming a potassium-selective channel through which potassium ions pass in accordance with their electrochemical gradient (PubMed:10482766, PubMed:14679187). Can form functional homotetrameric channels and heterotetrameric channels that contain variable proportions of KCNC2, and possibly other family members as well (PubMed:10482766, PubMed:14679187). Contributes to fire sustained trains of very brief action potentials at high frequency in pallidal neurons (PubMed:10482766).
Similarity
Belongs to the potassium channel family. C (Shaw) (TC 1.A.1.2) subfamily. Kv3.1/KCNC1 sub-subfamily.
Sequence
MGQGDESERIVINVGGTRHQTYRSTLRTLPGTRLAWLAEPDAHSHFDYDPRADEFFFDRHPGVFAHILNYYRTGKLHCPADVCGPLYEEELAFWGIDETDVEPCCWMTYRQHRDAEEALDSFGGAPLDNSADDADADGPGDSGDGEDELEMTKRLALSDSPDGRPGGFWRRWQPRIWALFEDPYSSRYARYVAFASLFFILVSITTFCLETHERFNPIVNKTEIENVRNGTQVRYYREAETEAFLTYIEGVCVVWFTFEFLMRVVFCPNKVEFIKNSLNIIDFVAILPFYLEVGLSGLSSKAAKDVLGFLRVVRFVRILRIFKLTRHFVGLRVLGHTLRASTNEFLLLIIFLALGVLIFATMIYYAERIGAQPNDPSASEHTHFKNIPIGFWWAVVTMTTLGYGDMYPQTWSGMLVGALCALAGVLTIAMPVPVIVNNFGMYYSLAMAKQKLPKKKKKHIPRPPQLGSPNYCKSVVNSPHHSTQSDTCPLAQEEILEINRADSKLNGEVAKAALANEDCPHIDQALTPDEGLPFTRSGTRERYGPCFLLSTGEYACPPGGGMRKDLCKESPVIAKYMPTEAVRVT