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1.A.1.2.8
Voltage gated K+ channel/MiNK related peptide (MiRP) complex, KVS1(α)/MPS-1/MiRPβ (expressed in chemo- and mechano-sensory neurons. Involved in chemotaxis, mechanotransduction and locomotion (Bianchi et al., 2003)). KVS-1 and KVS-2 are homologous; MPS-1 is member of the MiNK family (8.A.10). KVS-1/MPS-1 association involves hydrophobic forces (Wang and Sesti, 2007).

Accession Number:Q86GI9
Protein Name:KVS-1
Length:490
Molecular Weight:54737.00
Species:Caenorhabditis elegans [6239]
Number of TMSs:6
Location1 / Topology2 / Orientation3: Cell membrane1 / Multi-pass membrane protein2
Substrate potassium(1+)

Cross database links:

Pfam: PF00520    PF02214   

Gene Ontology

GO:0008076 C:voltage-gated potassium channel complex
GO:0005515 F:protein binding
GO:0005249 F:voltage-gated potassium channel activity
GO:0006813 P:potassium ion transport
GO:0055085 P:transmembrane transport

References (1)

[1] “A potassium channel-MiRP complex controls neurosensory function in Caenorhabditis elegans.”  Bianchi L.et.al.   12533541

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FASTA formatted sequence
1:	MSTERLMYLD LNKGNQIAMV IPSTRKGHAA SRDNFGNSNH HGDEIVHRLN NGRRSEIDEV 
61:	KPDLVSGAGD TVIKLNVGGT SFRIRKSSIF ARSADEKLSA FAQLNHEQRL QACDAFLMPQ 
121:	EEYYLERSAA LFDSIFKYYI SGQLHRPLDV CPTEFATELA YWKINDGLTS NCCWRGYNMS 
181:	PSLEELVAPK EKKIELHDRS MRSRIHQFCE GDGSLFSTLF TFGSITFVLI SVIGLVLGSI 
241:	HEFQVPIYKK GGKSERISNW SIVENENIIW EPHPIFGYVE TVCIIWFTVE FIVRLAVTPN 
301:	RFQFLVGIMN IVDMIAIIPF YLELGLALFG IDVASLSDIK GALLVVRVLR VPRVVRILKL 
361:	GRYSSGMRTF ALTLRSSARQ LGMMGMVLST GVVFFSTLLY FVEKDEKDTP FTSIPAAFWW 
421:	AIVTMTTVGY GDYVPVTVPG KLIASGAIIS GVLVLALPIT IIVDNFMKVS GNVNANIFSS 
481:	ANQRPIDVAE