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Aliases | KCNQ2 , BFNC, BFNS1, EBN, EBN1, EIEE7, ENB1, HNSPC, KCNA11, KV7.2, KVEBN1, potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 2, DEE7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 602235; MGI: 1309503; HomoloGene: 26174; GeneCards: KCNQ2; OMA:KCNQ2 - orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kv7.2 (KvLQT2) is a voltage- and lipid-gated potassium channel protein coded for by the gene KCNQ2.
Mutations in the KCNQ2 gene are dominant autosomally inherited causes of benign familial neonatal epilepsy. [5]
The M channel is a slowly activating and deactivating potassium channel that plays a critical role in the regulation of neuronal excitability. The M channel is formed by the association of the protein encoded by this gene and a related protein encoded by the KCNQ3 gene, both integral membrane proteins. M channel currents are inhibited by M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors and activated by retigabine, a novel anti-convulsant drug. Defects in this gene are a cause of benign familial neonatal convulsions type 1 (BFNC), also known as epilepsy, benign neonatal type 1 (EBN1). At least five transcript variants encoding five different isoforms have been found for this gene. [6]
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.