Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel Subunit Alpha-1

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

**Definition:** Calcium-activated potassium channel subunit alpha-1 (1236 aa, ~138 kDa) is encoded by the human KCNMA1 gene. This protein plays a role in calcium-dependent potassium transport.

**Synonyms:** - BK Channel - BKCA Alpha - Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel, Subfamily M Subunit Alpha-1 - K(VCA)Alpha - KCNMA1 - KCa1.1 - Maxi K Channel - MaxiK - Slo Homolog - Slo-Alpha - Slo1 - Slowpoke Homolog - Stretch-Activated Kca Channel - hSlo