small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel activity

Term ID

GO:0016286

Synonyms

• SK calcium-activated potassium channel activity
• SK KCa channels
• small conductance KCa channels

Definition

Enables the transmembrane transfer of potassium by a channel with a unit conductance of 2 to 20 picoSiemens that opens in response to stimulus by internal calcium ions. Small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels are more sensitive to calcium than are large conductance calcium-activated potassium channels. Transport by a channel involves catalysis of facilitated diffusion of a solute (by an energy-independent process) involving passage through a transmembrane aqueous pore or channel, without evidence for a carrier-mediated mechanism. 602754

References

Ontology

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