| Eukaryotic potassium channel | |||||||||
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 Potassium channel, structure in a membrane-like environment. Calculated hydrocarbon boundaries of the lipid bilayer are indicated by red and blue dots. | |||||||||
| Identifiers | |||||||||
| Symbol | Ion_trans | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF00520 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR005821 | ||||||||
| SCOP2 | 1bl8 / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
| TCDB | 1.A.1 | ||||||||
| OPM superfamily | 8 | ||||||||
| OPM protein | 2a79 | ||||||||
| Membranome | 217 | ||||||||
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| Ion channel (bacterial) | |||||||||
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 Potassium channel KcsA. Calculated hydrocarbon boundaries of the lipid bilayer are indicated by red and blue dots. | |||||||||
| Identifiers | |||||||||
| Symbol | Ion_trans_2 | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF07885 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR013099 | ||||||||
| SCOP2 | 1bl8 / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
| OPM protein | 1r3j | ||||||||
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| Slow voltage-gated potassium channel (Potassium channel, voltage-dependent, beta subunit, KCNE) | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| Symbol | ISK_Channel | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF02060 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR000369 | ||||||||
| TCDB | 8.A.10 | ||||||||
| Membranome | 218 | ||||||||
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| KCNQ voltage-gated potassium channel | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| Symbol | KCNQ_channel | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF03520 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR013821 | ||||||||
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| Kv2 voltage-gated K+ channel | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| Symbol | Kv2channel | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF03521 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR003973 | ||||||||
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Voltage-gated potassium channels (VGKCs) are transmembrane channels specific for potassium and sensitive to voltage changes in the cell's membrane potential. During action potentials, they play a crucial role in returning the depolarized cell to a resting state.