AKT1 — Asparagus officinalis

Summary

A4U43_UNF2900 (AKT1) on asparagus chromosome KV863455 encodes a cyclic nucleotide-binding domain-containing protein with Kir channel activity and voltage-sensitive potassium channel activity, and is also associated with identical protein binding. The gene is linked to monoatomic ion channel complex localisation and the ER membrane. In terms of biological processes, AKT1 is associated with spermatogenesis, G1 phase, excretion, and cell cycle. Studies of related genes in other species link this gene family to potassium channel function and ion transport, though these associations are not yet established in asparagus itself.