NCBI Accession #
NP_186934.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_111153.4
NCBI Official Full Name
STELAR K+ outward rectifier
NCBI Official Symbol
SKOR
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
F13E7.21; F13E7_21; STELAR K+ outward rectifier
NCBI Protein Information
STELAR K+ outward rectifier
NCBI Summary
Encodes SKOR, a member of Shaker family potassium ion (K+) channel. This family includes five groups based on phylogenetic analysis (FEBS Letters (2007) 581: 2357): I (inward rectifying channel): AKT1 (AT2G26650), AKT5 (AT4G32500) and SPIK (also known as AKT6, AT2G25600); II (inward rectifying channel): KAT1 (AT5G46240) and KAT2 (AT4G18290); III (weakly inward rectifying channel): AKT2 (AT4G22200); IV (regulatory subunit involved in inwardly rectifying conductance formation): KAT3 (also known as AtKC1, AT4G32650); V (outward rectifying channel): SKOR (AT3G02850) and GORK (AT5G37500). Mediates the delivery of K+ from stelar cells to the xylem in the roots towards the shoot. mRNA accumulation is modulated by abscisic acid. K+ gating activity is modulated by external and internal K+.
UniProt Protein Name
Potassium channel SKOR
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Stelar K(+) outward rectifying channel
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9M8S6
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O82630; Q9SB86
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9M8S6
UniProt Comments
Highly selective outward-rectifying potassium channel. Involved in potassium release into the xylem sap toward the shoots. Assuming opened or closed conformations in response to the voltage difference across the membrane, the channel is activated by depolarization. The voltage-dependence of the channel is abolished by internal or external acidification. May interact with the cytoskeleton or with regulatory proteins.