KCNK7

KCNK7
Identifiers
Aliases	KCNK7, K2p7.1, TWIK3, potassium two pore domain channel subfamily K member 7
External IDs	OMIM: 603940; MGI: 1341841; HomoloGene: 43131; GeneCards: KCNK7; OMA:KCNK7 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 11 (human)
End	65,595,996 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 19 (mouse)
End	5,757,137 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	skin of abdomen; ; skin of leg; ; skin of arm; ; human penis; ; nipple; ; vulva; ; gingival epithelium; ; skin of thigh; ; skin of hip; ; vagina;
	Top expressed in
	lip; ; esophagus; ; skin of external ear; ; embryo; ; granulocyte; ; embryo; ; embryo; ; ganglion cell layer; ; hair follicle; ; skin of back;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	potassium channel activity; voltage-gated ion channel activity; potassium ion leak channel activity;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; plasma membrane; membrane; integral component of plasma membrane;
Biological process	potassium ion transport; regulation of ion transmembrane transport; ion transport; stabilization of membrane potential; potassium ion transmembrane transport;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	10089
	16530
	ENSG00000173338
	ENSMUSG00000024936
	Q9Y2U2
	Q9Z2T1
	NM_033456; NM_005714; NM_033347; NM_033348; NM_033455
	NM_001004138; NM_010609
	NP_005705; NP_203133; NP_203134; NP_258416
	NP_034739
	Wikidata
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Potassium channel, subfamily K, member 7, also known as KCNK7 or K_2P7.1 is a protein which is encoded in humans by the KCNK7 gene. K_2P7.1 is a potassium channel containing two pore-forming P domains. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.