KCNK6 (potassium two pore domain channel subfamily K member 6)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 9424 |
| Gene name | Potassium two pore domain channel subfamily K member 6 |
| Gene symbol | KCNK6 |
| Synonyms (NCBI Gene) |
K2p6.1KCNK8TOSSTWIK-2TWIK2
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| Chromosome | 19 |
| Chromosome location | 19q13.2 |
| Summary | This gene encodes one of the members of the superfamily of potassium channel proteins containing two pore-forming P domains. This channel protein, considered an open rectifier, is widely expressed. It is stimulated by arachidonic acid, and inhibited by in |
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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Q9Y257 | |||||||||||||||
| Protein name | Potassium channel subfamily K member 6 (Inward rectifying potassium channel protein TWIK-2) (TWIK-originated similarity sequence) | |||||||||||||||
| Protein function | K(+) channel that conducts outward rectifying currents at the membranes of the endolysosomal system (PubMed:10887187, PubMed:28381826). Active in lysosomes where it regulates lysosome numbers and size (PubMed:28381826). In macrophages, enables K | |||||||||||||||
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Widespread expression, detected in all tissues tested except for skeletal muscle. Strongest expression in placenta, pancreas, heart, colon and spleen, lower levels detected in peripheral blood leukocytes, lung, liver, kidney and thymus | |||||||||||||||
| Sequence |
MRRGALLAGALAAYAAYLVLGALLVARLEGPHEARLRAELETLRAQLLQRSPCVAAPALD |
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| Sequence length | 313 | |||||||||||||||
| Interactions | View interactions | |||||||||||||||
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Pathways
Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
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Associated diseases
Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score:
★☆☆☆☆ Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only
★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations
★★★☆☆ Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources
★★★★☆ ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
★★★★★ ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
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Related Genes
Genes most often co-reported with KCNK6 across shared curated disease and pathway associations.
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Diseases Linked via Similar Genes
Diseases curated for genes most similar to KCNK6 (see Related Genes above), that are NOT already directly curated for KCNK6 itself -- a lead worth checking, not a confirmed association.
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