Immediately following action potentials in vertebrate neurons, calcium-activated potassium channels mediate the afterhyperpolarization (AHP) that dictates the firing pattern of the neuron. KCCN2, also known as Small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel protein 2 (SK2), is a voltage-independent potassium channel that is activated by calcium prior to the AHP. By contributing to the slow component of synaptic AHP, KCCN2 is believed to regulate neuron excitability. As a widely expressed integral membrane protein, KCCN2 forms a heterooligomer composed of three other channel subunits, where each subunit is bound to a calcium-binding calmodulin subunit. KCCN2 activity can be blocked by the neurotoxins tubocurarine, apamin and scyllatoxin.
Key Feature
Clonality
Polyclonal
Isotype
IgG
Host Species
Rabbit
Tested Applications
WBIPELISA
recommended for detection of KCNN2 of human origin by WB, IP and ELISA: