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Many pancreatic cancers, a few gliomas, melanomas, colorectal, liver and urothelial cancers displayed weak to moderate cytoplasmic immunoreactivity. Remaining cancers were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
KCNAB1 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
AKR6A3, hKvb3, hKvBeta3, KCNA1B, Kvb1.3
Description
Potassium channel, voltage gated subfamily A regulatory beta subunit 1 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
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. Four sequence-related potassium channel genes - shaker, shaw, shab, and shal - have been identified in Drosophila, and each has been shown to have human homolog(s). This gene encodes a member of the potassium channel, voltage-gated, shaker-related subfamily. This member includes distinct isoforms which are encoded by alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene. Some of these isoforms are beta subunits, which form heteromultimeric complexes with alpha subunits and modulate the activity of the pore-forming alpha subunits. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2015]