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Table 1 Potassium channels genes in the zebra finch genome

From: Genomics analysis of potassium channel genes in songbirds reveals molecular specializations of brain circuits for the maintenance and production of learned vocalizations

 

Revised HUGO term ∆

IUPHAR name (or other terms)

Ensembl model or chromosome location

Model!

Chicken ortholog ensembl gene ID*

dN/dS ratio vs. chicken ^Ω

Song system expression and marker

ESTIMA In SituClone genbank ID

    

HVC

LMAN

RA

X

 

6 TRANSMEMBRANE / 1 PORE K-CHANNELS

        

KCNA Subunits - 6TM/1P (potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily a, shaker-related

 

KCNA1

Kv1.1

ENSTGUG00000011956

Complete

ENSGALG00000017280

0.01

+++ (↑↑)

+++ (↑↑)

+

+++ (↑)

FE737967

 

KCNA2

Kv1.2

ENSTGUG00000000897

Partial

ENSGALG00000000442

0.00

+

+

+

+

FE720882

 

KCNA3

Kv1.3

ENSTGUG00000000902

Partial

ENSGALG00000000447

0.01

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCNA4

Kv1.4

ENSTGUG00000004781

Complete

ENSGALG00000012142

0.04; D

++ (↑)

+

o (↓)

+ (↓)

DV952065

 

KCNA5

Kv1.5

ENSTGUG00000018536

Partial

ENSGALG00000017279

0.10

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

#

KCNA6

Kv1.6

ENSTGUG00000011959

Partial

ENSGALG00000017281

0.04 (1); I,D

+

+

+

+

FE733881

 

KCNA10

Kv1.10

ENSTGUG00000000862

Complete

ENSGALG00000000441

0.03

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

KCNA Beta Subunits (voltage-gated channel beta subunits)

#

KCNAB1

HKvβ3

ENSTGUG00000011240; ENSTGUG00000011253

Partial

ENSGALG00000010269

0.02 (2)

++ (↑)

++ (↑)

++ (↑)

++ (↑)

DV947734

$

KCNAB2

HKvβ2

ENSTGUG00000002658

Complete

ENSGALG00000000912

0.07; I,D

+ (↑↑)

++ (↑↑)

++ (↑)

+ (↑)

DV957424

KCNB Shab-related K-Channels and Accessory Subunits

KCNB Subunits - 6TM/1P (voltage-gated channel subfamily b, shab-related)

 

KCNB1

Kv2.1

ENSTGUG00000008781

Partial

ENSGALG00000004758

< 0.01

o

o

o

o

FE732864

#

KCNB2

Kv2.2

ENSTGUG00000011511

Partial

ENSGALG00000022800

0.09 (1); D

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

KCNF Modulatory Subunits - 6TM/1P (voltage-gated channel subfamily f)

 

KCNF1

Kv5.1

ENSTGUG00000013065

Partial

ENSGALG00000016448

0.06

+

o (↓)

o (↓)

+

DV951251

KCNG Modulatory Subunits - 6TM/1P (voltage-gated channel subfamily g)

 

KCNG1

Kv6.1

ENSTGUG00000008640

Complete

ENSGALG00000007980

0.03

+ (↓)

++

++

+ (↓)

CK301661

 

KCNG2

Kv6.2

ENSTGUG00000006664

Partial

ENSGALG00000012652

0.11

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone∑

 

KCNG3

Kv6.3

ENSTGUG00000003439

Complete

ENSGALG00000009919

0.05; I

No signal Detected

CK313822

 

KCNG4

Kv6.4

ENSTGUG00000004343

Partial

ENSGALG00000005502; ENSGALG00000023534*

< 0.01 (1)

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

KCNS Modulatory Subunits - 6TM/1P (voltage-gated subfamily s, delayed-rectifier)

 

KCNS1

Kv9.1

ENSTGUG00000005049

Partial

ENSGALG00000004074

0.01

++ (↑)

+

+++ (↑↑)

++ (↑)

FE729668

#

KCNS2

Kv9.2

ENSTGUG00000012021

Partial

ENSGALG00000017690

0.03 (1)

+ (↓)

+ (↓↓)

o (↓)

o

CK307490

 

KCNS3

Kv9.3

ENSTGUG00000013126

Complete

ENSGALG00000016470

0.06

+

+

+

+

DV958330

KCNV Modulatory Subunits - 6TM/1P (voltage-gated subfamily v)

 

KCNV1

Kv8.1

ENSTGUG00000012266

Complete

ENSGALG00000022481

0.07

No signal Detected

CK316773

 

KCNV2

Kv8.2

ENSTGUG00000005377

Partial

ENSGALG00000010173

0.02

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

#, ∆

KCNV2L

 

ENSTGUG00000000100

N/A

LOC100859639

0.04 (1, 2)

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

KCNC Shaw-related K-Channels and Accessory Subunits

KCNC Functional Subunits - 6TM/1P (voltage-gated subfamily c, shaw-related)

 

KCNC1

Kv3.1

ENSTGUG00000008821

Partial

ENSGALG00000006220

0.01

++ (↑)

+ (↑)

+ (↑↑)

++

CK302978

 

KCNC2

Kv3.2

ENSTGUG00000007354

Partial

ENSGALG00000010204*

0.01 (2)

+ (↓)

++

+

+

DV951094

 

KCNC4

Kv3.4

ENSTGUG00000000883

Partial

ENSGALG00000000400*

0.03 (2); D

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

CK308792†

KCND Shab-related K-Channels and Accessory Subunits

KCND Functional Subunits - 6TM/1P (voltage-gated subfamily d)

#

KCND2

Kv4.2

ENSTGUG00000004691;ENSTGUG00000004681

Partial

ENSGALG00000009066; ENSGALG00000021899

0.03 (2)

o (↓)

++

o (↓)

++

DV956417

 

KCND3

Kv4.3

ENSTGUG00000013643

Partial

ENSGALG00000001512

0.04; I,D

++

+ (↑)

+ (↓)

++

CK316852

KCND Modulatory Subunits (kv interacting protein, a-type channel modulatory protein)

 

KCNIP1

KChIP1

ENSTGUG00000014900

Partial

ENSGALG00000002132

0.02

++

+

+

+

CK305253

 

KCNIP2

KChIP2

ENSTGUG00000009911

Partial

ENSGALG00000007666

0.03 (2); I

+

o (↓)

o (↓)

++ (↑)

FE723960

 

KCNIP4

KChIP4

ENSTGUG00000009548

Partial

ENSGALG00000014405

0.02

++

++

+

+

DV959885

EAG, ERG, ELK K-Channels and Accessory Subunits

KCNH Subunits - 6TM/1P (voltage-gated subfamily h; ether-a-gogo, ether-a-gogo-like or ether-a-gogo-related)

 

KCNH1

Kv10.1

ENSTGUG00000003202

Partial

ENSGALG00000009877

0.02; I

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCNH4

Kv10.2

ENSTGUG00000002564

Partial

ENSGALG00000003354

0.06

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCNH5

Kv11.2

ENSTGUG00000012967

Partial

ENSGALG00000011858

0.02

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone∑

 

KCNH6

Kv11.3

ENSTGUG00000001965

Partial

ENSGALG00000000505

0.03

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCNH7

Kv12.1

ENSTGUG00000006950

Partial

ENSGALG00000011082

0.04; NC

No signal Detected

DV948210

 

KCNH8

Kv12.2

ENSTGUG00000003211

Partial

ENSGALG00000011262

0.01; S;C

+

+

+

+

DV957478

KCNE (ISK) Accessory Subunits (MinK, MiRP) - 1TM (voltage-gated subfamily e)

 

KCNE1

MinK

ENSTGUG00000016311

Complete

ENSGALG00000016012

0.01 (1)

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

#, ∆

KCNE1P

NA

No model

N/A

No Ortholog Found

N/A (3)

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCNE3

MiRP2

ENSTGUG00000013455

Complete

ENSGALG00000022696

< 0.01 (1,2)

No signal Detected

FE736597

 

KCNE4

MiRP3

ENSTGUG00000007898

Complete

ENSGALG00000021057

0.09

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

KQT-Like K-Channels and Accessory Subunits

KCNQ Subunits - 6TM/1P (voltage-gated subfamily kqt)

 

KCNQ1

Kv7.1

ENSTGUG00000009167

Partial

ENSGALG00000006472

0.09; S

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

#, ∆

KCNQ1L

Kv7.1

ENSTGUG00000012696

Partial

chr1:72414886–72434322

N/A (3)

No signal Detected

FE721111

 

KCNQ2

Kv7.2

ENSTGUG00000007434

Partial

ENSGALG00000005822

0.02; S

++

+

+

++ (↑)

DV954380

 

KCNQ3

Kv7.3

ENSTGUG00000012545

Partial

ENSGALG00000016246

0.09

++

+ (↓)

++

++ (↑)

CK316820

#

KCNQ4

K v 7.4

ENSTGUG00000017337

Partial

ENSGALG00000003200

0.07 (1)

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCNQ5

Kv7.5

ENSTGUG00000012688

Partial

ENSGALG00000015932

0.09

++ (↑)

+

o (↓)

++

CK310570

BK, SK, IK, and Slack/Slick K-Channels and Accessory Subunits

KCNMA Alpha Subunits (a.k.a. Maxi-K, Slo, BK) (calcium-activated potassium subfamily m, alpha subunits)

 

KCNMA1

KCa1.1/ Slo1

ENSTGUG00000006514

Partial

ENSGALG00000004980

0.02

+

+

+

+

DV954467

KCNMB Beta subunit (a.k.a. Maxi-K, Slo, BK) (calcium-activated potassium subfamily m, beta subunits)

 

KCNMB1

KCa1β1

ENSTGUG00000014898

Complete

ENSGALG00000002118

0.14

No signal Detected

FE729268

 

KCNMB2

KCa1β2

ENSTGUG00000010767

Complete

ENSGALG00000017469

0.03

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

DV957683†

 

KCNMB4

KCa1β4

ENSTGUG00000007043

Complete

ENSGALG00000010044

0.05

o

o

o

o

FE738514

KCNN Subunits (a.k.a. SK) (small conductance calcium-activated channel)

 

KCNN1

KCa2.1/ sk1

ENSTGUG00000014658

Partial

JH375632:3,234-4,841

0.01 (1,2)

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCNN2

KCa2.2/ sk2

ENSTGUG00000001344

Partial

ENSGALG00000002539

0.04 (2)

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCNN3

KCa2.3/ sk3

ENSTGUG00000004125

Partial

LOC777372

< 0.01 (1,2)

No signal Detected

CK310929

KCNT Subunits (a.k.a. SLACK and SLICK) (subfamily t)

 

KCNT1

KCa4.1/ slack

ENSTGUG00000006452

Complete

ENSGALG00000001645

0.02

++

++

++ (↓)

+

FE727550

 

KCNT2

KCa4.2/ slick

ENSTGUG00000004186

Partial

ENSGALG00000002451

0.04; I,D

+

+

o (↓)

+++ (↑↑)

CK310556

IRK, GIRK, and Related K-Channels and Accessory Subunits

KCNJ Subunits (inward rectifying IRKs, GIRKs, and related)

 

KCNJ1

Kir1.1

ENSTGUG00000000587

Partial

ENSGALG00000001167

0.01

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCNJ2

Kir2.1/ irk1

ENSTGUG00000002878

Complete

ENSGALG00000004376

0.01

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

FE729566†

#

KCNJ3

Kir3.1/ girk1

ENSTGUG00000012153

Partial

ENSGALG00000012537*

0.01

++

++ (↑↑)

++

++ (↑)

DV950153

#, ∆

KCNJ3L

 

ENSTGUG00000002970

N/A

ENSGALG00000009935*

0.03

+++

+++

+++

+++

FE722554

 

KCNJ4

Kir2.3/ irk3

ENSTGUG00000010412

Complete

ENSGALG00000012254

0.01

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

CK302188†

 

KCNJ5

Kir3.4/ girk4

ENSTGUG00000000586

Partial

ENSGALG00000001181

0.01

+

+

+

+ (↑)

CK315227

#, ∆

KCNJ5/9 L

Chr24:252787-253805

N/A

ENSGALG00000006922*

0.02 (1,2)

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCNJ6

Kir3.2/ girk2

ENSTGUG00000004993

Complete

ENSGALG00000016054

0.01; S

++

++

+ (↓)

+ (↑)

FE720478

 

KCNJ8

Kir6.1

ENSTGUG00000012087

Complete

ENSGALG00000013251

0.01; S

No signal Detected

CK312943

 

KCNJ9

Kir3.3/ girk3

ENSTGUG00000015501

Partial

No ortholog found

N/A (3)

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone∑

 

KCNJ10

Kir4.1

ENSTGUG00000014138

Complete

LOC100857799

0.02 (1,2)

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCNJ11

Kir6.2

ENSTGUG00000008677

Complete

ENSGALG00000020505

N/A (3)

+

+

+

+

FE729127

#

KCNJ12

Kir2.2/ irk2

ENSTGUG00000007541

Partial

ENSGALG00000004721*

0.01 (1)

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCNJ13

Kir7.1

ENSTGUG00000007303

Complete

ENSGALG00000001490

0.09

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCNJ15

Kir4.2

ENSTGUG00000004997

Complete

ENSGALG00000016055

0.03

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCNJ16

Kir5.1

ENSTGUG00000015743

Partial

ENSGALG00000004373

0.02; I

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

4 TRANSMEMBRANE / 2 PORE K-CHANNELS

TWIK (inward rectifying), TASK (acid-sensitive), TREK (outward rectifying), THIK (halothane-inhibited), TALK (alkaline ph-activated) K-Channels - 4TM/2P (subfamily k)

 

KCNK1

K2P1.1/ twik1

ENSTGUG00000010202

Complete

ENSGALG00000011005

0.04

+

+

+

+

FE734366

 

KCNK2

K2P2.1/ trek1

ENSTGUG00000002899

Partial

ENSGALG00000009687

0.03

+

+

+

+++ (↑)

DV947959

 

KCNK5

K2P5.1/ task2

ENSTGUG00000007722

Complete

ENSGALG00000010065

0.14; D

+

+

+

+

DV953320

 

KCNK9

K2P9.1/ task3

ENSTGUG00000012636

Complete

ENSGALG00000016193

0.01

++ (↑)

+

+

+

FE721255

 

KCNK10

K2P10.1/ trek2

ENSTGUG00000012403

Complete

ENSGALG00000010598

0.23 ; NC

o

o

+

o

FE734560

 

KCNK12

K2P12.1/ thik2

ENSTGUG00000005557

Partial

ENSGALG00000008960*

0.06

+

+

o (↓)

o

FE724926

 

KCNK13

K2P13.1/ thik1

ENSTGUG00000012450

Partial

ENSGALG00000010672

0.06; I

+

+

+

+

FE731455

 

KCNK15

K2P15.1/ task5

ENSTGUG00000005191

Partial

ENSGALG00000004149

< 0.01

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

DV948159†

#

KCNK16

K2P16.1/ talk1

Chr3:29820700-29833238

Partial

ENSGALG00000020049

0.18 (1,2)

++

++

++

++

FE723105

#, ∆

KCNK16L

ENSTGUG00000013021

N/A

ENSGALG00000012021*

0.12; S; NC

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCNK17

K2P17.1/ task4

ENSTGUG00000007716

Partial

ENSGALG00000010068

0.24

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone∑

 

KCNK18

K2P18.1/ tresk1

ENSTGUG00000011054

Complete

ENSGALG00000009265

0.22 (1,2); S

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

BCNG (brain cyclic nucleotide gated)

HCN (potassium/sodium hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel)

 

HCN1

HAC2

ENSTGUG00000002345

Partial

ENSGALG00000014875

0.05; D

+

+

+

+

DV957366

 

HCN2

HAC1

ENSTGUG00000000617

Partial

ENSGALG00000001342*

< 0.01 (2)

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone∑

 

HCN3

 

ENSTGUG00000016537

Partial

AADN03012245:69–809; AADN03018895:429–1605.

< 0.01 (1, 2)

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

HCN4

 

ENSTGUG00000004104

Complete

ENSGALG00000001764

N/A (3)

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

Note: HCN1 and HCN4 are also known to interact with KCNE2

K-CHANNEL TETRAMERIZATION (btb/poz domain proteins)

 

KCTD1

 

ENSTGUG00000010606

Partial

ENSGALG00000015124

< 0.01

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

FE722502†

 

KCTD2

 

ENSTGUG00000008750

Partial

ENSGALG00000007934

< 0.01

++

++

+

++

FE723833

 

KCTD3

 

ENSTGUG00000002895

Partial

ENSGALG00000009678

0.01 (2)

++

+

+ (↓)

++

CK301828

#, $

KCTD4

 

ENSTGUG00000018368

Complete

ENSGALG00000016975

0.05; S

++

+

++

+

FE727651

 

KCTD5

 

ENSTGUG00000009562

Partial

ENSGALG00000006423

0.04

++

+++

++

+

CK301677

 

KCTD6

 

ENSTGUG00000009191

Complete

ENSGALG00000007111

< 0.01

++ (↑)

+

+

++ (↑)

DV956204

 

KCTD7

 

ENSTGUG00000005372

Partial

ENSGALG00000002618

0.03 (1); S

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone∑

 

KCTD8

 

ENSTGUG00000008473

Partial

ENSGALG00000014225

0.03

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

FE738572†

 

KCTD9

 

ENSTGUG00000004348

Complete

ENSGALG00000000275

0.03; S

No signal Detected

FE726911

 

KCTD10

 

ENSTGUG00000007316

Complete

ENSGALG00000005138

< 0.01 (1)

No signal Detected

FE738173

 

KCTD12

 

ENSTGUG00000012550

Partial

Chr1:1638205-1638379

< 0.01 (1)

++ (↓)

+ (↓↓)

+ (↓↓)

+++ (↑)

CK306254

#, ∆

KCTD12L

ENSTGUG00000005525

Complete

ENSGALG00000009628*

0.06; D

o

o

o

o

FE734190

 

KCTD14

 

ENSTGUG00000013019

Partial

ENSGALG00000017266

0.09

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCTD15

 

ENSTGUG00000009508

Partial

ENSGALG00000004907

0.03

+

+

+

+

CK309195

 

KCTD16

 

ENSTGUG00000000129

Partial

ENSGALG00000012322

0.03

+

+

+ (↓)

+

FE739532

 

KCTD17

 

ENSTGUG00000010672

Partial

ENSGALG00000012486

0.06

++

++

+++

+

CK313062

#

KCTD18

 

Chr7:22311560-22315242

Partial

ENSGALG00000008155

0.41 (1,2)

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

 

KCTD20

 

ENSTGUG00000000921

Complete

ENSGALG00000000511

0.07; I,D

++

++

+ (↑)

+

DV959510

 

KCTD21

 

ENSTGUG00000013013

Complete

ENSGALG00000017268

0.06

++

++

++

++

FE733511

 

KCNRG

 

ENSTGUG00000012112

Partial

ENSGALG00000017012

0.18

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

No clone

  1. # - Indicates a change/correction or addition to the zebra finch Ensembl Gene Model or Genebuild (see Table 2).
  2. ∆ - Gene is absent in humans; our terminology is based on modified HUGO terms.
  3. $ - A related Ensembl model has been modified/corrected (see Table 2).
  4. ! - Partial models lack one or several exons present in human orthologs due to low sequence quality or genomic gaps.
  5. * - Change/Correction to Chicken Ensembl Gene Model.
  6. ^ - Genes in bold/underlined have dN/dS values > 2X Average for K-Channel set (see Additional file 1: Table S5).
  7. Ω - Amino acid change codes (S = Synonymous; C = Conservative; NC = Nonconservative; see Additional file 1: Table S3) or Indels compared to chicken codes (I = Insertion; D = Deletion; See Additional file 1: Table S4).
  8. ∑ − Evidence of brain expression based on cDNA/EST alignment. Clone not available for in situ hybridization.
  9. † − Evidence of brain expression based on cDNA/EST alignment. Clone did not grow. ISH no completed.
  10. ND No Data.