KCNN2
potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily N member 2 | KCa2.2, hSK2

Action potentials in vertebrate neurons are followed by an afterhyperpolarization (AHP) that may persist for several seconds and may have profound consequences for the firing pattern of the neuron. Each component of the AHP is kinetically distinct and is mediated by different calcium-activated potassium channels. The protein encoded by this gene is activated before membrane hyperpolarization and is thought to regulate neuronal excitability by contributing to the slow component of synaptic AHP. This gene is a member of the KCNN family of potassium channel genes. The encoded protein is an integral membrane protein that forms a voltage-independent calcium-activated channel with three other calmodulin-binding subunits. Alternate splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2013]

Member of: DE-3 DE-3.5 Developmental clusters: GC4
Biological processes 34 terms
Z disc (GO:0030018)Z disc (GO:0030018)alpha-actinin binding (GO:0051393)calcium-activated potassium channel activity (GO:0015269)calcium-activated potassium channel activity (GO:0015269)calmodulin binding (GO:0005516)calmodulin binding (GO:0005516)cell surface (GO:0009986)dendritic spine (GO:0043197)inward rectifier potassium channel activity (GO:0005242)inward rectifier potassium channel activity (GO:0005242)membrane (GO:0016020)membrane (GO:0016020)membrane repolarization during atrial cardiac muscle cell action potential (GO:0098914)neuronal cell body (GO:0043025)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)potassium ion transmembrane transport (GO:0071805)potassium ion transmembrane transport (GO:0071805)potassium ion transmembrane transport (GO:0071805)potassium ion transport (GO:0006813)potassium ion transport (GO:0006813)potassium ion transport (GO:0006813)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein domain specific binding (GO:0019904)protein homodimerization activity (GO:0042803)regulation of potassium ion transmembrane transport (GO:1901379)small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel activity (GO:0016286)small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel activity (GO:0016286)small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel activity (GO:0016286)small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel activity (GO:0016286)small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel activity (GO:0016286)small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel activity (GO:0016286)
Expression (TPM)
KCNN2 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating KCNN2 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for KCNN2. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = KCNN2 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to KCNN2

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of KCNN2, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr5:114,360,281–114,364,174 88 bp At TSS Multiome 648

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the KCNN2 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr5:114,350,281 – 114,374,174
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq