Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNH1 gene. [5] [6] [7]
Voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels represent the most complex class of voltage-gated ion channels from both functional and structural standpoints. Their diverse functions include regulating neurotransmitter release, heart rate, insulin secretion, neuronal excitability, epithelial electrolyte transport, smooth muscle contraction, and cell volume. This gene encodes a member of the potassium channel, voltage-gated, subfamily H. This member is a pore-forming (alpha) subunit of a voltage-gated non-inactivating delayed rectifier potassium channel. It is activated at the onset of myoblast differentiation. The gene is highly expressed in brain and in myoblasts. Overexpression of the gene may confer a growth advantage to cancer cells and favor tumor cell proliferation. Alternative splicing of this gene results in two transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [7]
The KCNH1 gene encodes a highly conserved voltage-gated potassium channel with predominant expression in the adult central nervous system. [9]
Gabbett and colleagues described Temple–Baraitser syndrome (TBS) in 2008, naming the condition after English clinical geneticists Profs Karen Temple and Michael Baraitser. [10] They then went on to demonstrate that de novo missense mutations in the KCNH1 gene cause deleterious gain of function in the voltage-gated potassium channel, resulting in the multisystem developmental disorder. TBS is categorized by intellectual disabilities, epilepsy, typical facial features, and aplasia of the nails. Simons et al. demonstrated that mutational mosaicism present in the mothers of some probands was responsible for their children's TBS phenotype. This is further evidence of the role that genetic mosaicism plays in the etiology of neurological disorders. [11]
Type 1 Zimmermann–Laband syndrome was later found to be caused by similar mutations in KCNH1. [12] This has led some researchers to believe that type 1 Zimmermann-Laband and Temple-Baraitser syndromes are different manifestations of the same disorder. [13] [14]
hERG is a gene that codes for a protein known as Kv11.1, the alpha subunit of a potassium ion channel. This ion channel is best known for its contribution to the electrical activity of the heart: the hERG channel mediates the repolarizing IKr current in the cardiac action potential, which helps coordinate the heart's beating.
Channelopathies are a group of diseases caused by the dysfunction of ion channel subunits or their interacting proteins. These diseases can be inherited or acquired by other disorders, drugs, or toxins. Mutations in genes encoding ion channels, which impair channel function, are the most common cause of channelopathies. There are more than 400 genes that encode ion channels, found in all human cell types and are involved in almost all physiological processes. Each type of channel is a multimeric complex of subunits encoded by a number of genes. Depending where the mutation occurs it may affect the gating, conductance, ion selectivity, or signal transduction of the channel.
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 1 also known as Kv1.1 is a shaker related voltage-gated potassium channel that in humans is encoded by the KCNA1 gene. Isaacs syndrome is a result of an autoimmune reaction against the Kv1.1 ion channel.
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily E member 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNE1 gene.
Zimmermann–Laband syndrome (ZLS) is two different conditions that share similar clinical features. It is an extremely rare, autosomal dominant congenital disorder.
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily D member 3 also known as Kv4.3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCND3 gene. It contributes to the cardiac transient outward potassium current (Ito1), the main contributing current to the repolarizing phase 1 of the cardiac action potential.
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 4, also known as voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv7.4, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNQ4 gene.
Potassium voltage-gated channel, subfamily H (eag-related), member 5, also known as KCNH5, is a human gene encoding the Kv10.2 protein.
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily C member 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNC1 gene.
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily G member 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNG1 gene.
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily G member 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNG3 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a voltage-gated potassium channel subunit.
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily G member 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNG4 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a voltage-gated potassium channel subunit.
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily V member 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNV2 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a voltage-gated potassium channel subunit.
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily S member 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNS2 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a voltage-gated potassium channel subunit.
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNH6 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a voltage-gated potassium channel subunit.
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNH7 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a voltage-gated potassium channel subunit.
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNH3 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a voltage-gated potassium channel subunit.
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNH4 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a voltage-gated potassium channel subunit.
Michael Terrence Gabbett is an Australian clinical geneticist and academic. He is an Associate Professor at both Queensland University of Technology and Griffith University. Gabbett is known for contributing to discovering the genetic basis of semi-identical (sesquizygotic) twins and defining the clinical features and molecular cause of Temple-Baraitser syndrome.
Temple–Baraitser syndrome (TBS) is a very rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder, characterised by intellectual disability, epilepsy, small or absent nail of the thumbs and great toes, and distinct craniofacial features.
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