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Facts about Volume-regulated anion channel subunit LRRC8B.
Channel activity demands LRRC8A plus at least one other family member (LRRC8B, LRRC8C, LRRC8D or LRRC8E); channel characteristics depend on the exact subunit composition. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | LRRC8B |
| Uniprot: | Q6P9F7 |
| Entrez: | 23507 |

| Belongs to: |
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| LRRC8 family |

KIAA0231TA-LRRPleucine-rich repeat-containing protein 8B; leucine rich repeat containing 8 family, member B; LRRC8B; MGC42220; R75581; T cell activation leucine repeat rich protein; TALRRP; TA-LRRP; T-cell activation leucine repeat-rich protein
Mass (kDA):
92.39 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1p22.2 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (89522626..89597861) |
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane. In the absence of LRRC8A, resides primarily in a cytoplasmic compartment, probably the endoplasmic reticulum. Requires LRRC8A for expression at the cell membrane.




PMID: 22532330 by Abascal F., et al. LRRC8 proteins share a common ancestor with pannexins, and may form hexameric channels involved in cell-cell communication.
PMID: 24790029 by Voss F.K., et al. Identification of LRRC8 heteromers as an essential component of the volume-regulated anion channel VRAC.