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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- andlipid-gatedpotassiumchannelprotein coded for by thegene KCNQ2.
Mutations in the KCNQ2 gene are dominant autosomally inherited causes ofbenign familial neonatal epilepsy.[5]
The M channel is a slowly activating and deactivatingpotassium 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 byretigabine, 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 differentisoforms have been found for this gene.[6]
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