lmmol · Proteins

Potassium channel subfamily K member 10

UniProt P57789 Organism Homo sapiens Gene KCNK10, TREK2

Also known as: KCNK10, TREK2

Function

K(+) channel that conducts voltage-dependent outward rectifying currents upon membrane depolarization. Voltage sensing is coupled to K(+) electrochemical gradient in an 'ion flux gating' mode where outward but not inward ion flow opens the gate. Converts to voltage-independent 'leak' conductance mode upon stimulation by various stimuli including mechanical membrane stretch, acidic pH, heat and lipids. Homo- and heterodimerizes to form functional channels with distinct regulatory and gating properties. In trigeminal ganglia sensory neurons, the heterodimer of KCNK10/TREK-2 and KCNK18/TRESK inhibits neuronal firing and neurogenic inflammation by stabilizing the resting membrane potential at K(+) equilibrium potential as well as by regulating the threshold of action potentials and the spike frequency (By similarity). Permeable to other monovalent ions such as Rb(+) and Cs(+).

Classification

Family (Pfam)
PF07885 Ion_trans_2
InterPro
2pore_dom_K_chnl, 2pore_dom_K_chnl_TREK, K_chnl_dom
Functional cluster
Membrane Transporters & GPCRs

Experimental structures · PDB · 8

A predicted model is available from AlphaFold.

Gene Ontology · 9

Drugs targeting this protein · 5

Related proteins · sequence + function similarity

Co-cited proteins · studied together in the literature

Literature · 10 cited papers

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