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Structural highlights

Disease

KCND3_HUMAN Note=KCND3 rare variants may confer risk for lethal ventricular arrhytmias and be associated with autopsy-negative sudden unexplained death syndrome (SUDS).^[1]

Function

KCND3_HUMAN Pore-forming (alpha) subunit of voltage-gated rapidly inactivating A-type potassium channels. May contribute to I(To) current in heart and I(Sa) current in neurons. Channel properties are modulated by interactions with other alpha subunits and with regulatory subunits.^{[2] [3]}

See Also

• Potassium channel 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Giudicessi JR, Ye D, Kritzberger CJ, Nesterenko VV, Tester DJ, Antzelevitch C, Ackerman MJ. Novel mutations in the KCND3-encoded Kv4.3 K+ channel associated with autopsy-negative sudden unexplained death. Hum Mutat. 2012 Jun;33(6):989-97. doi: 10.1002/humu.22058. Epub 2012 Mar 27. PMID:22457051 doi:10.1002/humu.22058
2. ↑ Kong W, Po S, Yamagishi T, Ashen MD, Stetten G, Tomaselli GF. Isolation and characterization of the human gene encoding Ito: further diversity by alternative mRNA splicing. Am J Physiol. 1998 Dec;275(6 Pt 2):H1963-70. PMID:9843794
3. ↑ Dilks D, Ling HP, Cockett M, Sokol P, Numann R. Cloning and expression of the human kv4.3 potassium channel. J Neurophysiol. 1999 Apr;81(4):1974-7. PMID:10200233