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Ca+2-activated K+ channel subunit beta-2; BK channel subunit beta-2; BKbeta2; Hbeta2; Ca+2-activated K+ channel, subfamily M subunit beta-2; charybdotoxin receptor subunit beta-2; Hbeta3; K(VCA)beta-2; Maxi K channel subunit beta-2; Slo-beta-2 (KCNMB2)
Function:
- regulatory subunit of the Ca+2-activated K+ channel KCNMA1
- modulates Ca+2 sensitivity & gating kinetics of KCNMA1, thus contributing to KCNMA1 channel diversity
- acts as a negative regulator that confers rapid & complete inactivation of KCNMA1 channel complex
- may participate in KCNMA1 inactivation in chromaffin cells of the adrenal gland or in hippocampal CA1 neurons
- interacts with KCNMA1 tetramer
- there are probably 4 molecules of KCMNB2 per KCNMA1 tetramer
Structure:
- N-glycosylated
- the ball & chain domain mediates inactivation of KCNMA1; it occludes the conduction pathway of KCNMA1 channels, & comprises the pore-blocking ball domain (residues 1-17) & the chain domain (residues 20-45) linking it to the transmembrane segment
- the ball domain is made up of a flexible N-terminus anchored at a well ordered loop-helix motif
- the chain domain consists of a 4-turn helix with an unfolded linker at its C-terminus
- belongs to the KCNMB (TC 8.A.14.1) family, KCNMB2 subfamily
Compartment: membrane
Expression:
- expressed in kidney, heart & brain
- highly expressed in ovary
- expressed at low level in other tissues
General
glycoprotein
K+ channel subfamily M
transmembrane 2 protein
Properties
SIZE: entity length = 235 aa
MW = 27 kD
COMPARTMENT: plasma membrane
MOTIF: cytoplasmic domain {1-46}
MOTIF: Ball and chain {1-45}
transmembrane domain {47-67}
exoplasmic loop {68-194}
MOTIF: N-glycosylation site {N88}
N-glycosylation site {N96}
N-glycosylation site {N119}
transmembrane domain {195-215}
cytoplasmic domain {216-235}
ION-PERMEABILITY: K+
Database Correlations
OMIM 605214
UniProt Q9Y691
PFAM correlations
Entrez Gene 10242
Kegg hsa:10242
References
UniProt :accession Q9Y691