Chloride Voltage-Gated Channel Ka
ClC-K1
Chloride Channel Protein ClC-Ka
Chloride Channel Ka
HClC-Ka
CLCK1
Chloride Channel, Voltage-Sensitive Ka
Chloride Channel, Kidney, A
This gene is a member of the CLC family of voltage-gated chloride channels. The encoded protein is predicted to have 12 transmembrane domains, and requires a beta subunit called barttin to form a functional channel. It is thought to function in salt reabsorption in the kidney and potassium recycling in the inner ear. The gene is highly similar to CLCNKB, which is located 10 kb downstream from this gene. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Forensic Context
A study in mice demonstrated that the CLCNKA was identified as a candidate forensic biomarker of hypothermia, showing a 0.542-fold reduction in expression in lung tissue from hypothermia-exposed animals compared to controls via DNA microarray analysis [Takamiya et al. DOI:10.1016/J.Legalmed.2020.101789].