Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP02624
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 4
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name KCNA4
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Inorganic ion transport and metabolism
Specific Function Voltage-gated potassium channel that mediates transmembrane potassium transport in excitable membranes. Forms tetrameric potassium-selective channels through which potassium ions pass in accordance with their electrochemical gradient. The channel alternates between opened and closed conformations in response to the voltage difference across the membrane (PubMed:1505668). Can form functional homotetrameric channels and heterotetrameric channels that contain variable proportions of KCNA1, KCNA2, KCNA4, KCNA5, and possibly other family members as well; channel properties depend on the type of alpha subunits that are part of the channel (By similarity). Channel properties are modulated by cytoplasmic beta subunits that regulate the subcellular location of the alpha subunits and promote rapid inactivation. 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. Homotetrameric KCNA4 forms a potassium channel that opens in response to membrane depolarization, followed by rapid spontaneous channel closure (PubMed:1505668). Likewise, a heterotetrameric channel formed by KCNA1 and KCNA4 shows rapid inactivation (By similarity).
Pathways
  • Muscle/Heart Contraction
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 15
Locus Not Available
SNPs KCNA4
Gene Sequence
>1983 bp
ATGGAGGTTGCAATGGTGAGTGCTGAGAGCTCAGGGTGCAACAGTCACATGCCTTATGGT
TACGCGGCTCAGGCCCGGGCGCGGGAGCGCGAGAGGCTGGCTCACTCGAGGGCGGCTGCG
GCCGCTGCGGTGGCCGCGGCCACTGCTGCGGTGGAAGGCGGTGGGGGCTCTGGAGGGTCG
CAACACCACCACCACCCATCGCGCGGGGCCTGCACCTCCCACGACCCCCAGAGCGGCCGG
GGAAGTCGGAGGAGGCGGCGACCGCACCCGGAGAAGAAGAAAGTCCACCACCGGCAGAGC
AGCTTCCCTCACTGCTCCGACCTGATGCCCAGTGGCTCGGAGGAGAAGATCCTGCGGGAT
CTGAGTGAGGAGGACGAAGAGGAGGACGACGAGGAGGACGAGGAAGAGGAGGGAAGGTTT
TATTACAGCGAGGAGGACCATGGGGAGGAGTGTTCCTACACCGACCTGCTGGCGCAGGAC
GATGGGGGCGGCGGTGGCGGCGGCAGCGGCGGCGGCGGCTACAGCTCTGTCCGCTACAGC
GACTGCTGTGAACGCGTGGTGATCAATGTCTCGGGTCTGCGCTTCGAGACCCAGATGAAA
ACCCTGGCCCAGTTTCCCGAGACTTTGCTGGGGGACCCTGAGAAGAGGACTCAGTATTTC
GACCCTCTGCGGAACGAGTATTTTTTCGACAGGAACAGGCCTAGCTTTGATGCCATCTTA
TATTATTACCAGTCAGGGGGCCGCCTGAAGAGGCCAGTCAACGTCCCCTTTGATATCTTC
ACTGAGGAGGTGAAGTTCTACCAGCTGGGGGAGGAGGCCCTGCTCAAGTTTCGGGAGGAT
GAGGGCTTTGTGAGAGAGGAGGAGGACAGGGCCTTGCCGGAGAACGAATTTAAGAAGCAG
ATCTGGCTGCTCTTTGAGTATCCGGAGAGCTCCAGTCCAGCGAGGGGCATAGCCATTGTC
TCCGTCCTGGTTATCCTCATCTCCATCGTCATCTTCTGCTTGGAAACCTTGCCGGAGTTT
CGGGACGACAGGGATCTCATCATGGCCCTGAGCACGGGCGGGCACGGTGGGTTGTTGAAC
GACACGTCGGCTCCCCACCCGGAGAACTCAGGGCACACGATCTTCAACGACCCCTTCTTC
ATCGTGGAGACAGTGTGCATCGTGTGGTTTTCTTTCGAGTTTGTGGTTCGCTGCTTTGCC
TGTCCCAGCCAAGCCCTCTTCTTCAAAAACATCATGAACATCATTGACATCGTCTCCATT
TTGCCTTACTTCATCACGCTGGGCACGGATCTGGCCCAGCAGCAGGGGGGTGGCAACGGG
CAGCAGCAGCAGGCCATGTCCTTTGCCATTCTCAGGATCATCCGTCTGGTCCGAGTATTC
CGGATCTTCAAGCTCTCCAGACACTCCAAAGGCCTGCAGATCCTGGGCCACACGCTCCGA
GCCAGCATGCGCGAACTAGGCCTCCTGATCTTCTTCCTCTTCATCGGGGTCATCCTCTTC
TCCAGCGCTGTGTATTTCGCGGAGGCAGATGAGCCGACCACCCACTTCCAAAGCATCCCC
GATGCATTTTGGTGGGCTGTGGTGACCATGACAACCGTGGGCTATGGGGACATGAAGCCC
ATCACGGTGGGGGGCAAGATTGTAGGGTCTCTGTGTGCCATTGCAGGTGTCTTAACCATC
GCTCTGCCCGTGCCAGTGATTGTCTCTAACTTTAACTATTTCTACCACAGAGAGACTGAA
AATGAGGAACAGACACAGCTCACACAGAATGCAGTCAGTTGCCCATACCTCCCTTCTAAT
TTGCTGAAGAAATTTCGGAGCTCTACTTCTTCTTCCCTGGGGGACAAGTCAGAGTATCTA
GAGATGGAAGAAGGAGTTAAGGAATCTCTCTGTGCAAAGGAGAAGTGTCAGGGAAAGGGG
GATGACAGTGAGACAGATAAAAACAACGTTTCTAATGCGAAGGCTGTGGAGACCGACGTG
TGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 660
Molecular Weight 73513.0
Theoretical pI 4.9
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 313-334
  • 379-400
  • 412-432
  • 448-468
  • 484-505
  • 547-575
Protein Sequence
>Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 4
MEVAMVSAESSGCNSHMPYGYAAQARARERERLAHSRAAAAAAVAAATAAVEGGGGSGGS
QHHHHPSRGACTSHDPQSGRGSRRRRRPHPEKKKVHHRQSSFPHCSDLMPSGSEEKILRD
LSEEDEEEDDEEDEEEEGRFYYSEEDHGEECSYTDLLAQDDGGGGGGGSGGGGYSSVRYS
DCCERVVINVSGLRFETQMKTLAQFPETLLGDPEKRTQYFDPLRNEYFFDRNRPSFDAIL
YYYQSGGRLKRPVNVPFDIFTEEVKFYQLGEEALLKFREDEGFVREEEDRALPENEFKKQ
IWLLFEYPESSSPARGIAIVSVLVILISIVIFCLETLPEFRDDRDLIMALSTGGHGGLLN
DTSAPHPENSGHTIFNDPFFIVETVCIVWFSFEFVVRCFACPSQALFFKNIMNIIDIVSI
LPYFITLGTDLAQQQGGGNGQQQQAMSFAILRIIRLVRVFRIFKLSRHSKGLQILGHTLR
ASMRELGLLIFFLFIGVILFSSAVYFAEADEPTTHFQSIPDAFWWAVVTMTTVGYGDMKP
ITVGGKIVGSLCAIAGVLTIALPVPVIVSNFNYFYHRETENEEQTQLTQNAVSCPYLPSN
LLKKFRSSTSSSLGDKSEYLEMEEGVKESLCAKEKCQGKGDDSETDKNNVSNAKAVETDV
GenBank ID Protein CAA40349.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q05037
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name KCNA4_BOVIN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID X57033
GeneCard ID KCNA4
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available