Gene Information
Gene NameKCNE1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length129
Protein NamesPotassium voltage-gated channel subfamily E member 1 (Delayed rectifier potassium channel subunit IsK) (IKs producing slow voltage-gated potassium channel subunit beta Mink) (Minimal potassium channel)
Target Namepotassium voltage-gated channel subfamily e member 1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000180509 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP15382
Gene CardKCNE1
Uniprot IDP15382
PfamPF02060
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.083996731)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KCNE1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KCNE1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kcne1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KCNE1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kcne1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KCNE1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsKCNE2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in lung, kidney, testis, ovaries, small intestine, peripheral blood leukocytes. Expressed in the heart (PubMed:19219384). Not detected in pancreas, spleen, prostate and colon. Restrictively localized in the apical membrane portion of epithelial cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19219384, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9312006}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2K21  (NMR 
DBSNP rs28933384  rs199473348  rs144917638  rs199473350  rs17857111  rs199473351  rs1805127  rs199473353  rs17173509  rs199473355  rs199473644  rs281865421  rs147187721  rs141813529  rs199473645  rs79654911  rs199473646  rs74315446  rs74315445  rs199473360  rs1805128  rs199473361  rs199473362  rs77442996  rs142511345  rs199473647 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19219384};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Apical cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P15383}. Membrane raft {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20533308}. Note=Colocalizes with KCNB1 at the plasma membrane (By similarity). Targets to the membrane raft when associated with KCNQ1 (PubMed:20533308). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P15383, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20533308}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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