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KCNMB1

Gene

potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily M regulatory beta subunit 1

HGNCHGNC:6285EnsemblENSG00000145936NCBI Gene3779
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 5q35.1

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known ashslo-beta
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Alias symbolshslo-beta
Previous namespotassium large conductance calcium-activated channel, subfamily M, beta member 1, potassium channel subfamily M regulatory beta subunit 1
Alias namesBK channel beta subunit 1, MaxiK channel beta-subunit 1, big potassium channel beta subunit 1

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dermatomycoses
Autoimmune disorder of central nervous system
Glomerulonephritis, IGA

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily M regulatory beta subunits

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.