Encodes a potassium efflux antiporter; has three splice forms KEA3.1, KEA3.2, and KEA3.3, KEA3.2 is the most abundant splice form in all plant organs (silique, flower, leaf and root). KEA3.1 and KEA3.3 are minor variants that can be found in flowers and in leaves. KEA3 is localized to the thylakoid membrane and enriched in the stromal lamellae. It allows proton efflux from the thylakoid lumen by proton/potassium antiport.