Kv1.6 Polyclonal Antibody

Voltage-gated K+ channels in the plasma membrane control the repolarization and the frequency of action potentials in neurons, muscles, and other excitable cells. The KV gene family encodes more than 30 genes that comprise the subunits of the K+ channels, and they vary in their gating and permeation properties, subcellular distribution, and expression patterns. Functional KV channels assemble as tetramers consisting of pore-forming alpha-subunits (KV alpha), which include the KV1, KV2, KV3, and KV4 proteins, and accessory or KV beta subunits that modify the gating properties of the coexpressed KV alpha subunits. Differences exist in the patterns of trafficking, biosynthetic processing and surface expression of the major KV1 subunits (KV1.1, KV1.2, KV1.4, KV1.5 and KV1.6) expressed in rat and human brain, suggesting that the individual protein subunits are highly regulated to control for the assembly and formation of functional neuronal channels.

HBK 2; HBK2; Human brain potassium channel 2; KCNA 6; Kcna6; KCNA6_HUMAN; KV1.6; potassium voltage gated channel shaker related subfamily member 6; potassium voltage gated channel subfamily A member 6; Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 6; voltage gated potassium channel protein Kv1.6; Voltage gated potassium channel subunit Kv1.6; Voltage-gated potassium channel HBK2; Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv1.6.