NamePotassium/sodium hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 4
SynonymsNot Available
Gene NameHCN4
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020824|Potassium/sodium hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 4
MDKLPPSMRKRLYSLPQQVGAKAWIMDEEEDAEEEGAGGRQDPSRRSIRLRPLPSPSPSA
AAGGTESRSSALGAADSEGPARGAGKSSTNGDCRRFRGSLASLGSRGGGSGGTGSGSSHG
HLHDSAEERRLIAEGDASPGEDRTPPGLAAEPERPGASAQPAASPPPPQQPPQPASASCE
QPSVDTAIKVEGGAAAGDQILPEAEVRLGQAGFMQRQFGAMLQPGVNKFSLRMFGSQKAV
EREQERVKSAGFWIIHPYSDFRFYWDLTMLLLMVGNLIIIPVGITFFKDENTTPWIVFNV
VSDTFFLIDLVLNFRTGIVVEDNTEIILDPQRIKMKYLKSWFMVDFISSIPVDYIFLIVE
TRIDSEVYKTARALRIVRFTKILSLLRLLRLSRLIRYIHQWEEIFHMTYDLASAVVRIVN
LIGMMLLLCHWDGCLQFLVPMLQDFPDDCWVSINNMVNNSWGKQYSYALFKAMSHMLCIG
YGRQAPVGMSDVWLTMLSMIVGATCYAMFIGHATALIQSLDSSRRQYQEKYKQVEQYMSF
HKLPPDTRQRIHDYYEHRYQGKMFDEESILGELSEPLREEIINFNCRKLVASMPLFANAD
PNFVTSMLTKLRFEVFQPGDYIIREGTIGKKMYFIQHGVVSVLTKGNKETKLADGSYFGE
ICLLTRGRRTASVRADTYCRLYSLSVDNFNEVLEEYPMMRRAFETVALDRLDRIGKKNSI
LLHKVQHDLNSGVFNYQENEIIQQIVQHDREMAHCAHRVQAAASATPTPTPVIWTPLIQA
PLQAAAATTSVAIALTHHPRLPAAIFRPPPGSGLGNLGAGQTPRHLKRLQSLIPSALGSA
SPASSPSQVDTPSSSSFHIQQLAGFSAPAGLSPLLPSSSSSPPPGACGSPSAPTPSAGVA
ATTIAGFGHFHKALGGSLSSSDSPLLTPLQPGARSPQAAQPSPAPPGARGGLGLPEHFLP
PPPSSRSPSSSPGQLGQPPGELSLGLATGPLSTPETPPRQPEPPSLVAGASGGASPVGFT
PRGGLSPPGHSPGPPRTFPSAPPRASGSHGSLLLPPASSPPPPQVPQRRGTPPLTPGRLT
QDLKLISASQPALPQDGAQTLRRASPHSSGESMAAFPLFPRAGGGSGGSGSSGGLGPPGR
PYGAIPGQHVTLPRKTSSGSLPPPLSLFGARATSSGGPPLTAGPQREPGARPEPVRSKLP
SNL
Number of residues1203
Molecular Weight129040.65
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • voltage-gated potassium channel activity
  • voltage-gated sodium channel activity
  • cAMP binding
  • identical protein binding
  • intracellular cAMP activated cation channel activity
Processes
  • cellular response to cGMP
  • response to cisplatin
  • potassium ion transmembrane transport
  • regulation of heart rate
  • regulation of heart rate by cardiac conduction
  • SA node cell action potential
  • cation transport
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • muscle contraction
  • cellular response to cAMP
  • synaptic transmission
  • regulation of cardiac muscle contraction
  • regulation of membrane depolarization
  • sodium ion transmembrane transport
  • cellular response to steroid hormone stimulus
  • blood circulation
Components
  • basolateral plasma membrane
  • intrinsic component of plasma membrane
  • neuronal cell body
  • plasma membrane
  • terminal bouton
  • perinuclear region of cytoplasm
  • integral component of plasma membrane
General FunctionVoltage-gated sodium channel activity
Specific FunctionHyperpolarization-activated ion channel with very slow activation and inactivation exhibiting weak selectivity for potassium over sodium ions. Contributes to the native pacemaker currents in heart (If) that regulate the rhythm of heart beat. May contribute to the native pacemaker currents in neurons (Ih). May mediate responses to sour stimuli.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions267-287 294-314 341-361 369-389 421-441 497-517
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ9Y3Q4
UniProtKB Entry NameHCN4_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020825|Potassium/sodium hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 4 (HCN4)
ATGGACAAGCTGCCGCCGTCCATGCGCAAGCGGCTCTACAGCCTCCCGCAGCAGGTGGGG
GCCAAGGCGTGGATCATGGACGAGGAAGAGGACGCCGAGGAGGAGGGGGCCGGGGGCCGC
CAAGACCCCAGCCGCAGGAGCATCCGGCTGCGGCCACTGCCCTCGCCCTCCCCCTCGGCG
GCCGCGGGTGGCACGGAGTCCCGGAGCTCGGCCCTCGGGGCAGCGGACAGCGAAGGGCCG
GCCCGCGGCGCGGGCAAGTCCAGCACGAACGGCGACTGCAGGCGCTTCCGCGGGAGCCTG
GCCTCGCTGGGCAGCCGGGGCGGCGGCAGCGGCGGCACGGGGAGCGGCAGCAGTCACGGA
CACCTGCATGACTCCGCGGAGGAGCGGCGGCTCATCGCCGAGGGCGACGCGTCCCCCGGC
GAGGACAGGACGCCCCCAGGCCTGGCGGCCGAGCCCGAGCGCCCCGGCGCCTCGGCGCAG
CCCGCAGCCTCGCCGCCGCCGCCCCAGCAGCCACCGCAGCCGGCCTCCGCCTCCTGCGAG
CAGCCCTCGGTGGACACCGCTATCAAAGTGGAGGGAGGCGCGGCTGCCGGCGACCAGATC
CTCCCGGAGGCCGAGGTGCGCCTGGGCCAGGCCGGCTTCATGCAGCGCCAGTTCGGGGCC
ATGCTCCAACCCGGGGTCAACAAATTCTCCCTAAGGATGTTCGGCAGCCAGAAAGCCGTG
GAGCGCGAACAGGAGAGGGTCAAGTCGGCCGGATTTTGGATTATCCACCCCTACAGTGAC
TTCAGATTTTACTGGGACCTGACCATGCTGCTGCTGATGGTGGGAAACCTGATTATCATT
CCTGTGGGCATCACCTTCTTCAAGGATGAGAACACCACACCCTGGATTGTCTTCAATGTG
GTGTCAGACACATTCTTCCTCATCGACTTGGTCCTCAACTTCCGCACAGGGATCGTGGTG
GAGGACAACACAGAGATCATCCTGGACCCGCAGCGGATTAAAATGAAGTACCTGAAAAGC
TGGTTCATGGTAGATTTCATTTCCTCCATCCCCGTGGACTACATCTTCCTCATTGTGGAG
ACACGCATCGACTCGGAGGTCTACAAGACTGCCCGGGCCCTGCGCATTGTCCGCTTCACG
AAGATCCTCAGCCTCTTACGCCTGTTACGCCTCTCCCGCCTCATTCGATATATTCACCAG
TGGGAAGAGATCTTCCACATGACCTACGACCTGGCCAGCGCCGTGGTGCGCATCGTGAAC
CTCATCGGCATGATGCTCCTGCTCTGCCACTGGGACGGCTGCCTGCAGTTCCTGGTACCC
ATGCTACAGGACTTCCCTGACGACTGCTGGGTGTCCATCAACAACATGGTGAACAACTCC
TGGGGGAAGCAGTACTCCTACGCGCTCTTCAAGGCCATGAGCCACATGCTGTGCATCGGC
TACGGGCGGCAGGCGCCCGTGGGCATGTCCGACGTCTGGCTCACCATGCTCAGCATGATC
GTGGGTGCCACCTGCTACGCCATGTTCATTGGCCACGCCACTGCCCTCATCCAGTCCCTG
GACTCCTCCCGGCGCCAGTACCAGGAAAAGTACAAGCAGGTGGAGCAGTACATGTCCTTT
CACAAGCTCCCGCCCGACACCCGGCAGCGCATCCACGACTACTACGAGCACCGCTACCAG
GGCAAGATGTTCGACGAGGAGAGCATCCTGGGCGAGCTAAGCGAGCCCCTGCGGGAGGAG
ATCATCAACTTTAACTGTCGGAAGCTGGTGGCCTCCATGCCACTGTTTGCCAATGCGGAC
CCCAACTTCGTGACGTCCATGCTGACCAAGCTGCGTTTCGAGGTCTTCCAGCCTGGGGAC
TACATCATCCGGGAAGGCACCATTGGCAAGAAGATGTACTTCATCCAGCATGGCGTGGTC
AGCGTGCTCACCAAGGGCAACAAGGAGACCAAGCTGGCCGACGGCTCCTACTTTGGAGAG
ATCTGCCTGCTGACCCGGGGCCGGCGCACAGCCAGCGTGAGGGCCGACACCTACTGCCGC
CTCTACTCGCTGAGCGTGGACAACTTCAATGAGGTGCTGGAGGAGTACCCCATGATGCGA
AGGGCCTTCGAGACCGTGGCGCTGGACCGCCTGGACCGCATTGGCAAGAAGAACTCCATC
CTCCTCCACAAAGTCCAGCACGACCTCAACTCCGGCGTCTTCAACTACCAGGAGAATGAG
ATCATCCAGCAGATTGTGCAGCATGACCGGGAGATGGCCCACTGCGCGCACCGCGTCCAG
GCTGCTGCCTCTGCCACCCCAACCCCCACGCCCGTCATCTGGACCCCGCTGATCCAGGCA
CCACTGCAGGCTGCCGCTGCCACCACTTCTGTGGCCATAGCCCTCACCCACCACCCTCGC
CTGCCTGCTGCCATCTTCCGCCCTCCCCCAGGATCTGGGCTGGGCAACCTCGGTGCCGGG
CAGACGCCAAGGCACCTGAAACGGCTGCAGTCCCTGATCCCTTCTGCGCTGGGCTCCGCC
TCGCCCGCCAGCAGCCCGTCCCAGGTGGACACACCGTCTTCATCCTCCTTCCACATCCAA
CAGCTGGCTGGATTCTCTGCCCCCGCTGGACTGAGCCCACTCCTGCCCTCATCCAGCTCC
TCCCCACCCCCCGGGGCCTGTGGCTCCCCCTCGGCTCCCACACCATCAGCTGGCGTAGCC
GCCACCACCATAGCCGGGTTTGGCCACTTCCACAAGGCGCTGGGTGGCTCCCTGTCCTCC
TCCGACTCTCCCCTGCTCACCCCGCTGCAGCCAGGCGCCCGCTCCCCGCAGGCTGCCCAG
CCATCTCCCGCGCCACCCGGGGCCCGGGGAGGCCTGGGACTCCCGGAGCACTTCCTGCCA
CCCCCACCCTCATCCAGATCCCCGTCATCTAGCCCCGGGCAGCTGGGCCAGCCTCCCGGG
GAGTTGTCCCTAGGTCTGGCCACTGGCCCACTGAGCACGCCAGAGACACCCCCACGGCAG
CCTGAGCCGCCGTCCCTTGTGGCAGGGGCCTCTGGGGGGGCTTCCCCTGTAGGCTTTACT
CCCCGAGGAGGTCTCAGCCCCCCTGGCCACAGCCCAGGCCCCCCAAGAACCTTCCCGAGT
GCCCCGCCCCGGGCCTCTGGCTCCCACGGATCCTTGCTCCTGCCACCTGCATCCAGCCCC
CCACCACCCCAGGTCCCCCAGCGCCGGGGCACACCCCCGCTCACCCCCGGCCGCCTCACC
CAGGACCTCAAGCTCATCTCCGCGTCTCAGCCAGCCCTGCCTCAGGACGGGGCGCAGACT
CTCCGCAGAGCCTCCCCGCACTCCTCAGGGGAGTCCATGGCTGCCTTCCCGCTCTTCCCC
AGGGCTGGGGGTGGCAGCGGGGGCAGTGGGAGCAGCGGGGGCCTCGGTCCCCCTGGGAGG
CCCTATGGTGCCATCCCCGGCCAGCACGTCACTCTGCCTCGGAAGACATCCTCAGGTTCT
TTGCCACCCCCTCTGTCTTTGTTTGGGGCAAGAGCCACCTCTTCTGGGGGGCCCCCTCTG
ACTGCTGGACCCCAGAGGGAACCTGGGGCCAGGCCTGAGCCAGTGCGCTCCAAACTGCCA
TCCAATCTATGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:16882
Chromosome Location15
LocusNot Available
References
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