Gene Information
Gene NameKCNIP3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length256
Protein NamesCalsenilin (A-type potassium channel modulatory protein 3) (DRE-antagonist modulator) (DREAM) (Kv channel-interacting protein 3) (KChIP3)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000115041 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y2W7
Gene CardKCNIP3
Uniprot IDQ9Y2W7
PfamPF13499; PF13833
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.150621835)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KCNIP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KCNIP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KCNIP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kcnip3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KCNIP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kcnip3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KCNIP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKCNIP2, KCNIP1, KCNIP4
ParalogsKCNIP4, KCNIP2, GUCA1B, VSNL1, KCNIP1, HPCAL1, NCS1, GUCA1C, GUCA1A, RCVRN, CLXN, NCALD, HPCAL4, HPCA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in brain. Widely expressed at lower levels. Expression levels are elevated in brain cortex regions affected by Alzheimer disease. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14720210}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2E6W  (NMR 
DBSNP rs35658670 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18957440}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15485870, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18957440};
Lipid-anchor {ECO:0000250}. Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11278424, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18957440}. Golgi apparatus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11278424}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21070824}. Note=Also membrane-bound, associated with the plasma membrane (PubMed:15485870). In the presence of PSEN2 associated with the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi. The sumoylated form is present only in the nucleus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11278424, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15485870, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21070824}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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