Gene Information
Gene NameKCNE2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length123
Protein NamesPotassium voltage-gated channel subfamily E member 2 (MinK-related peptide 1) (Minimum potassium ion channel-related peptide 1) (Potassium channel subunit beta MiRP1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000159197 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y6J6
Gene CardKCNE2
Uniprot IDQ9Y6J6
PfamPF02060
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.254544611)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KCNE2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KCNE2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KCNE2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KCNE2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kcne2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KCNE2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kcne2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KCNE2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsKCNE1
Tissuestomach
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in brain, heart, skeletal muscle, pancreas, placenta, kidney, colon and thymus. A small but significant expression is found in liver, ovary, testis, prostate, small intestine and leukocytes. Very low expression, nearly undetectable, in lung and spleen. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11034315}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2M0Q  (NMR 
DBSNP rs2234916  rs35759083  rs16991652  rs142153692  rs199473363  rs74315449  rs148968498  rs74315447  rs74315448  rs16991654  rs199473364  rs199473364  rs16991656  rs199473365  rs141423405  rs74424227 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20533308};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P63161}. Note=Colocalizes with KCNB1 at the plasma membrane. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P63161}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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