Potassium/sodium hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel 2 is aprotein that in humans is encoded by theHCN2gene.[5][6][7][8]
HCN2 has been shown tointeract withHCN1[9][10] andHCN4.[9]
The function of the channel is not known although its activation by hyperpolarization alludes to thefunny channels in thesinoatrial node of the heart (which form the basis of spontaneous generation of electrical rhythm). These channels have recently been associated with chronic pain and blocking the gene is associated with resolution of neuropathic episodes ofpain.[11]
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