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Many pancreatic and ovarian cancers along with several seminomas, urothelial, renal and stomach cancers displayed weak to moderate cytoplasmic positivity with additional membranous staining in a few cases. Remaining cancer cells were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
KCNN3 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
hSK3, KCa2.3, SKCA3
Description
Potassium channel, calcium activated intermediate/small conductance subfamily N alpha, member 3 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
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. This gene belongs to the KCNN family of potassium channels. It encodes an integral membrane protein that forms a voltage-independent calcium-activated channel, which is thought to regulate neuronal excitability by contributing to the slow component of synaptic AHP. This gene contains two CAG repeat regions in the coding sequence. It was thought that expansion of one or both of these repeats could lead to an increased susceptibility to schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, but studies indicate that this is probably not the case. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]