Calsenilin

Calsenilin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNIP3 gene.

Function

This gene encodes a member of the family of voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channel-interacting proteins, which belong to the neuronal calcium sensor family of proteins. Members of this family are small calcium binding proteins containing EF-hand-like domains. They are integral subunit components of native Kv4 channel complexes that may regulate A-type currents, and hence neuronal excitability, in response to changes in intracellular calcium. The encoded protein also functions as a calcium-regulated transcriptional repressor, and interacts with presenilins. In addition, the protein has been shown to transcriptionally repress A20 (TNFAIP3) expression and thus modulate the anti-inflammatory signaling. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described.

Interactions

Calsenilin has been shown to interact with PSEN1 and PSEN2.

See also

• Voltage-gated potassium channel

External links

• KCNIP3+protein,+human at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
• NCS proteins

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