KCNK2

KCNK2
Available structures PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes 4TWK
Identifiers
Aliases	KCNK2, K2p2.1, TPKC1, TREK, TREK-1, TREK1, hTREK-1c, hTREK-1e, potassium two pore domain channel subfamily K member 2
External IDs	OMIM: 603219 MGI: 109366 HomoloGene: 7794 GeneCards: KCNK2
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 1 (human)[1] Band 1q41 Start 215,005,775 bp[1] End 215,237,090 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 1 (mouse)[2] Band 1|1 H6 Start 188,940,127 bp[2] End 189,134,470 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in stromal cell of endometrium left adrenal gland Achilles tendon ganglionic eminence tibial nerve prefrontal cortex caudate nucleus putamen amygdala nucleus accumbens Top expressed in median eminence arcuate nucleus olfactory tubercle ventromedial nucleus nucleus accumbens piriform cortex paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus calvaria dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus Region I of hippocampus proper More reference expression data BioGPS More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function potassium channel activity voltage-gated potassium channel activity potassium channel inhibitor activity outward rectifier potassium channel activity potassium ion leak channel activity Cellular component axon terminus integral component of membrane endoplasmic reticulum membrane membrane voltage-gated potassium channel complex plasma membrane astrocyte projection calyx of Held cell surface axon neuronal cell body apical plasma membrane endoplasmic reticulum neuron projection nucleus integral component of plasma membrane Biological process cochlea development G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway positive regulation of cell death positive regulation of cellular response to hypoxia regulation of membrane potential cardiac ventricle development response to mechanical stimulus memory ion transport potassium ion transport response to axon injury potassium ion transmembrane transport negative regulation of cardiac muscle cell proliferation cellular response to hypoxia negative regulation of DNA biosynthetic process stabilization of membrane potential Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 3776 16526 Ensembl ENSG00000082482 ENSMUSG00000037624 UniProt O95069 P97438 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001017424 NM_001017425 NM_014217 NM_001159850 NM_001281847 NM_001281848 NM_010607 NM_001357119 RefSeq (protein) NP_001017424 NP_001017425 NP_055032 NP_001153322 NP_001268776 NP_001268777 NP_034737 NP_001344048 NP_001389703 NP_001389704 NP_001389705 NP_001389755 NP_001389756 Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 215.01 – 215.24 Mb Chr 1: 188.94 – 189.13 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Potassium channel subfamily K member 2, also known as TREK-1, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNK2 gene.^[5][6][7]

This gene encodes K_2P2.1, a lipid-gated ion channel belonging to the two-pore-domain background potassium channel protein family. This type of potassium channel is formed by two homodimers that create a channel that releases potassium out of the cell to control resting membrane potential. The channel is opened by anionic lipid, certain anesthetics, membrane stretching, intracellular acidosis, and heat. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.^[7]

Function in neurons

TREK-1 is part of the subfamily of mechano-gated potassium channels that are present in mammalian neurons. They can be gated in both chemical and physical ways and can be opened via both physical stimuli and chemical stimuli. TREK-1 channels are found in a variety of tissues, but are particularly abundant in the brain and heart and are seen in various types of neurons.^[8] The C-terminal of TREK-1 channels plays a role in the mechanosensitivity of the channels.^[9]

In the neurons of the central nervous system, TREK-1 channels are important in physiological, pathophysiological, and pharmacological processes, including having a role in electrogenesis, ischemia, and anesthesia. TREK-1 has an important role in neuroprotection against epilepsy and brain and spinal cord ischemia and is being evaluated as a potential target for new developments of therapeutic agents for neurology and anesthesiology.^[10]

In the absence of a properly functioning cytoskeleton, TREK-1 channels can still open via mechanical gating.^[9] The cell membrane functions independently of the cytoskeleton and the thickness and curvature of the membrane is able to modulate the activity of the TREK-1 channels.^[11] The change in thickness is thought to be sensed by an amphipathic helix that extends from the inner leaflet of the membrane.^[12]

The insertion of certain compounds into the membrane, including inhaled anesthetics and propofol, activate TREK-1 through the enzyme phospholipase D2 (PLD2). Prior to the addition of anesthetic, PLD2 associates with GM-1 lipid rafts. After anesthetic, the enzyme or a complex of the enzyme and the channel traffic to PIP2 domains where the enzyme makes phosphatidic acid that opens the channel.^[13]

See also

• Tandem pore domain potassium channel

References

Further reading

External links

• KCNK2+protein,+human at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.