Protein Details: Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily C member 3
Protein ID
ICDB_Pro_0743
Protein Name
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily C member 3
Gene Name
Kcnc3
Organism
Rattus norvegicus (Rat)
Length
889 amino acids
AlphaFoldDB
AF-Q01956-F1-model_v4.pdb
Function
Voltage-gated potassium channel that plays an important role in the rapid repolarization of fast-firing brain neurons. The channel opens in response to the voltage difference across the membrane; forming a potassium-selective channel through which potassium ions pass in accordance with their electrochemical gradient. The channel displays rapid activation and inactivation kinetics. It plays a role in the regulation of the frequency; shape and duration of action potentials in Purkinje cells. Required for normal survival of cerebellar neurons; probably via its role in regulating the duration and frequency of action potentials that in turn regulate the activity of voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels and cellular Ca(2+) homeostasis. Required for normal motor function (By similarity). Plays a role in the reorganization of the cortical actin cytoskeleton and the formation of actin veil structures in neuronal growth cones via its interaction with HAX1 and the Arp2/3 complex (By similarity)
Sequence
PDB Structures
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Disease
Location
Detected on Purkinje cells in the cerebellum molecular layer (at protein level).
DOI ID
10.1098/rspb.1992.0036; 10.1007/s00418-010-0742-6