function:Outward rectifying potassium channel.,miscellaneous:Activated by volatile general anesthetics such as chloroform, halothane and isoflurane.,similarity:Belongs to the two pore domain potassium channel (TC 1.A.1.8) family.,subunit:Homodimer .,
[Isoform 1]: Cell membrane ; Multi-pass membrane protein .; [Isoform 2]: Cell membrane ; Multi-pass membrane protein .; [Isoform 4]: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane ; Multi-pass membrane protein .
Isoform 4 is detected in kidney, adrenal gland and brain where it is preferentially expressed in the amygdala but not found in thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus or substantia nigra.