Full name: potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 8

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: ELK; ELK1; Kv12.1; elk3

Summary: Voltage-gated potassium (Kv) 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 member of the potassium channel, voltage-gated, subfamily H. This member is a pore-forming (alpha) subunit. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Expression: Biased expression in brain (RPKM 4.2), adrenal (RPKM 1.5) and 13 other tissues

Gene size: 387133bp

Exon count: 17