About Potassium channel subfamily K member 6
Potassium channel subfamily K member 6 (KCNK6) is a protein
from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession
Q9Y257, 313 residues long.
MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and
85 disease associations.
Target properties
| Protein name | Potassium channel subfamily K member 6 |
| UniProt accession | Q9Y257 |
| Gene | KCNK6 |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 313 residues |
| Molecular weight | — |
| EC numbers | — |
| Target class | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Subcellular location | — |
| Keywords | — |
Druggability
Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug
| Druggability tier | MEDIUM |
| Druggability score | — |
| Pocket score | — |
| Max clinical phase | — |
Disease associations (85)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- calcium measurement · score 0.34
- blood phosphate measurement · score 0.34
- neuroinflammatory disorder · score 0.32
- lung adenocarcinoma · score 0.23
- thyroid gland adenocarcinoma · score 0.18
- cutaneous melanoma · score 0.16
- Kunitz-type protease inhibitor 2 measurement · score 0.16
- mean platelet volume · score 0.13
- platelet component distribution width · score 0.08
- hypertension · score 0.05
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
| AF-Q9Y257-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 82.82 | — |
Amino-acid sequence (313 residues)
MRRGALLAGA LAAYAAYLVL GALLVARLEG PHEARLRAEL ETLRAQLLQR SPCVAAPALD AFVERVLAAG RLGRVVLANA SGSANASDPA WDFASALFFA STLITTVGYG YTTPLTDAGK AFSIAFALLG VPTTMLLLTA SAQRLSLLLT HVPLSWLSMR WGWDPRRAAC WHLVALLGVV VTVCFLVPAV IFAHLEEAWS FLDAFYFCFI SLSTIGLGDY VPGEAPGQPY RALYKVLVTV YLFLGLVAMV LVLQTFRHVS DLHGLTELIL LPPPCPASFN ADEDDRVDIL GPQPESHQQL SASSHTDYAS IPR
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