KC1 — Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Summary

DcKC1 (DCAR_003422) on carrot chromosome 1 encodes a voltage-sensitive potassium channel with Kir channel activity and identical protein binding, belonging to the KAT/AKT family and containing KHA, ion transport, cNMP-binding, and ankyrin repeat domains. It is associated with somatic embryogenesis and embryogenesis, and localizes to the monoatomic ion channel complex and ER membrane. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to potassium uptake and transport, though these associations are not yet established in carrot.