MaxiK channels are large conductance, voltage and calcium-sensitive potassium channels which are fundamental to the control of smooth muscle tone and neuronal excitability. MaxiK channels can be formed by 2 subunits: the pore-forming alpha subunit and the product of this gene, the modulatory beta subunit. Intracellular calcium regulates the physical association between the alpha and beta subunits.,KCNMB1,BKbeta1,K(VCA)beta,SLO-BETA,hbeta1,hslo-beta,k(VCA)beta-1,slo-beta-1,Cancer,Signal Transduction,Endocrine & Metabolism,Neuroscience,Cardiovascular,Blood,Blood Pressure regulation,KCNMB1