Gene Information
Gene NameKCNS1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length526
Protein NamesPotassium voltage-gated channel subfamily S member 1 (Delayed-rectifier K(+) channel alpha subunit 1) (Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv9.1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000124134 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ96KK3
Gene CardKCNS1
Uniprot IDQ96KK3
PfamPF02214; PF00520
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.421360099)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KCNS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KCNS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KCNS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KCNS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kcns1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KCNS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kcns1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KCNS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKCNS2, KCNF1, KCNV1, KCNG4, KCNS3, KCNB2
ParalogsKCND1, KCNA7, KCNB2, KCNG3, KCNQ1, KCNQ3, KCNC4, KCNV1, KCNA1, KCNQ4, KCNA10, KCNC3, KCNV2, KCND3, KCNQ2, KCNB1, KCNA6, KCNA2, KCNA5, KCNG1, KCND2, KCNC1, KCNC2, KCNA4, KCNA3, KCNQ5, KCNF1, KCNG2, KCNG4, KCNS3, KCNS2
Tissuecerebral.cortex
Tissue SpecificityDetected in all tissues tested with the exception of skeletal muscle. Highly expressed in adult and fetal brain, fetal kidney and lung, and adult prostate and testis (PubMed:10484328). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10484328}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs734784  rs7264544 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10484328};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Note=May not reach the plasma membrane but remain in an intracellular compartment in the absence of KCNB1 or KCNB2 (PubMed:10484328). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10484328}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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