Gene Information
Gene NameKCNG1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length513
Protein NamesPotassium voltage-gated channel subfamily G member 1 (Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv6.1) (kH2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000026559 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9UIX4
Gene CardKCNG1
Uniprot IDQ9UIX4
PfamPF02214; PF00520
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.370269031)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KCNG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KCNG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KCNG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KCNG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kcng1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KCNG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kcng1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKCNS2, KCNF1, KCNG4, KCNS3, KCNG2, KCNB2
ParalogsKCNS1, KCND1, KCNA7, KCNB2, KCNG3, KCNQ1, KCNQ3, KCNC4, KCNV1, KCNA1, KCNQ4, KCNA10, KCNC3, KCNV2, KCND3, KCNQ2, KCNB1, KCNA6, KCNA2, KCNA5, KCND2, KCNC1, KCNC2, KCNA4, KCNA3, KCNQ5, KCNF1, KCNG2, KCNG4, KCNS3, KCNS2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in brain and placenta, and at much lower levels in kidney and pancreas (PubMed:9434767). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9434767}.
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 NA 
DBSNP rs17791052 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19074135};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Note=Colocalizes with KCNB1 at the plasma membrane (PubMed:19074135). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19074135}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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