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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 15.
Published in final edited form as: Gene. 2015 Sep 26;576(1 Pt 1):1–13. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.09.059

Figure 1. The KCNE gene family.

Figure 1

A. Left, Topology diagram of a 6TM spanning Kv α subunit with voltage sensing domain (VSD) and pore domain highlighted. Right, 1TM topology of a KCNE subunit. Ext, extracellular; Int, intracellular.

B. 4:2 α:β stoichiometry of a KCNQ1-KCNE1 complex.

C. Sequence alignment of the KCNE gene family. Transmembrane (TM) domain boxed; highly conserved residues/features indicated with gray shading.