KCNN2

3781n/aENSG00000080709n/aQ9H2S1n/aNM_001278204NM_021614NM_170775n/aNP_001265133NP_067627NP_740721n/aPotassium intermediate/small conductance calcium-activated channel, subfamily N, member 2, also known as KCNN2, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the KCNN2 gene. KCNN2 is an ion channel protein also known as KCa2.2.1g4y: 1.60 A CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE GATING DOMAIN FROM SMALL CONDUCTANCE POTASSIUM CHANNEL COMPLEXED WITH CALCIUM-CALMODULIN1kkd: Solution structure of the calmodulin binding domain (CaMBD) of small conductance Ca2+-activated potassium channels (SK2)1qx7: Crystal structure of apoCaM bound to the gating domain of small conductance Ca2+-activated potassium channel Potassium intermediate/small conductance calcium-activated channel, subfamily N, member 2, also known as KCNN2, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the KCNN2 gene. KCNN2 is an ion channel protein also known as KCa2.2. Action potentials in vertebrate neurons are followed by an afterhyperpolarization (AHP) that may persist for several seconds and may have profound consequences for the firing pattern of the neuron. Each component of the AHP is kinetically distinct and is mediated by different calcium-activated potassium channels. The KCa2.2 protein is activated before membrane hyperpolarization and is thought to regulate neuronal excitability by contributing to the slow component of synaptic AHP. KCa2.2 is an integral membrane protein that forms a voltage-independent calcium-activated channel with three other calmodulin-binding subunits. This protein is a member of the calcium-activated potassium channel family. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for the KCNN2 gene. In a study SK2 (KCNN2) potassium channel was overexpressed in the basolateral amygdala using a herpes simplex viral system. This reduced anxiety and stress-induced corticosterone secretion at a systemic level. SK2 overexpression also reduced dendritic arborization of the amygdala neurons. This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.