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==The voltage-activated Kv1.2-2.1 paddle chimera channel in lipid nanodiscs, transmembrane domain of subunit alpha==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6ebm]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattus_norvegicus Rattus norvegicus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6EBM OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6EBM FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Electron Microscopy, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 4&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6ebm FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=6ebm OCA], [https://pdbe.org/6ebm PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=6ebm RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/6ebm PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=6ebm ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/KCNB2_RAT KCNB2_RAT] Voltage-gated potassium channel that mediates transmembrane potassium transport in excitable membranes, primarily in the brain and smooth muscle cells (PubMed:1550672). Channels open or close in response to the voltage difference across the membrane, letting potassium ions pass in accordance with their electrochemical gradient. Homotetrameric channels mediate a delayed-rectifier voltage-dependent outward potassium current that display rapid activation and slow inactivation in response to membrane depolarization (PubMed:1550672). Can form functional homotetrameric and heterotetrameric channels that contain variable proportions of KCNB1; channel properties depend on the type of alpha subunits that are part of the channel (PubMed:20202934). Can also form functional heterotetrameric channels with other alpha subunits that are non-conducting when expressed alone, such as KCNS1 and KCNS2, creating a functionally diverse range of channel complexes (PubMed:9305895). In vivo, membranes probably contain a mixture of heteromeric potassium channel complexes, making it difficult to assign currents observed in intact tissues to any particular potassium channel family member. Contributes to the delayed-rectifier voltage-gated potassium current in cortical pyramidal neurons and smooth muscle cells (PubMed:1550672, PubMed:20202934).[UniProtKB:A6H8H5]<ref>PMID:1550672</ref> <ref>PMID:20202934</ref> <ref>PMID:9305895</ref> [https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/KCNA2_RAT KCNA2_RAT] Mediates the voltage-dependent potassium ion permeability of excitable membranes. Assuming opened or closed conformations in response to the voltage difference across the membrane, the protein forms a potassium-selective channel through which potassium ions may pass in accordance with their electrochemical gradient.<ref>PMID:7544443</ref> 

==See Also==
*[[Potassium channel 3D structures|Potassium channel 3D structures]]
== References ==
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