Description
Product Characteristics: Slo2.2 is a novel member of the mammalian Slo potassium channel gene family. Slo2 channels may contribute to the resting potentials of cells that control their basal level of excitability (1). They also have sensors that couple channel activity to the intracellular concentrations of Na+ and Cl- (2).
Target Information: Potassium channels represent the most complex class of voltage-gated ion channels from both functional and structural standpoints. Their diverse functions include regulating neurotransmitter release, heart rate, insulin secretion, neuronal excitability, epithelial electrolyte transport, smooth muscle contraction, and cell volume. This gene encodes a sodium-activated potassium channel subunit which is thought to function in ion conductance and developmental signaling pathways. Mutations in this gene cause the early-onset epileptic disorders, malignant migrating partial seizures of infancy and autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2012]