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Gene and Protein Information | |||||||
Species | TM | P Loops | AA | Chromosomal Location | Gene Symbol | Gene Name | Reference |
Human | 6 | 1 | 1203 | 15q24.1 | HCN4 | hyperpolarization activated cyclic nucleotide gated potassium channel 4 | 18 |
Mouse | 6 | 1 | 1186 | 9 B | Hcn4 | hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-gated K+ 4 | 28 |
Rat | 6 | 1 | 1198 | 8q24 | Hcn4 | hyperpolarization activated cyclic nucleotide-gated potassium channel 4 | 21 |
Previous and Unofficial Names |
BCNG3 | HAC4 | hyperpolarization-activated |
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Alphafold | Q9Y3Q4 (Hs), O70507 (Mm), Q9JKA7 (Rn) |
CATH/Gene3D | 2.60.120.10 |
ChEMBL Target | CHEMBL1250417 (Hs), CHEMBL4523149 (Mm) |
Ensembl Gene | ENSG00000138622 (Hs), ENSMUSG00000032338 (Mm), ENSRNOG00000009450 (Rn) |
Entrez Gene | 10021 (Hs), 330953 (Mm), 59266 (Rn) |
Human Protein Atlas | ENSG00000138622 (Hs) |
KEGG Gene | hsa:10021 (Hs), mmu:330953 (Mm), rno:59266 (Rn) |
OMIM | 605206 (Hs) |
Orphanet | ORPHA122381 (Hs) |
Pharos | Q9Y3Q4 (Hs) |
RefSeq Nucleotide | NM_005477 (Hs), NM_001081192 (Mm), NM_021658 (Rn) |
RefSeq Protein | NP_005468 (Hs), NP_001074661 (Mm), NP_067690 (Rn) |
UniProtKB | Q9Y3Q4 (Hs), O70507 (Mm), Q9JKA7 (Rn) |
Wikipedia | HCN4 (Hs) |
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Fractional Ca2+ current makes up only 0.60% of the net inward current [38]. |
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Activators (Human) |
cyclic AMP > cyclic GMP |
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cAMP and cGMP induce a shift of V0.5 by +10 to +25 mV [18,30,34]. cCMP shifts V0.5 of murine HCN4 by +10 mV [40]. |
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Propofol inhibits and slows activation of the mouse HCN4 channel at clinically relevant concentrations [6]. |
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