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KvLQT3

Kv7.3 (KvLQT3) is a potassium channel protein coded for by the gene KCNQ3.

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KCNQ3
Identifiers
AliasesKCNQ3, BFNC2, EBN2, KV7.3, potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 3
External IDsOMIM: 602232; MGI: 1336181; HomoloGene: 20949; GeneCards: KCNQ3; OMA:KCNQ3 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001204824
NM_004519

NM_152923

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001191753
NP_004510

NP_690887

Location (UCSC)Chr 8: 132.12 – 132.48 MbChr 15: 65.86 – 66.16 Mb
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Kv7.3 (KvLQT3) is a potassium channel protein coded for by the gene KCNQ3.5

It is associated with benign familial neonatal epilepsy6 and autism.78

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 one of two related proteins encoded by the KCNQ2 and KCNQ5 genes, 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 2 (BFNC2), also known as epilepsy, benign neonatal type 2 (EBN2).5

Interactions

KvLQT3 has been shown to interact with KCNQ5.9

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000184156Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000056258Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: KCNQ3 potassium voltage-gated channel, KQT-like subfamily, member 3".
  6. Nardello R, Mangano GD, Miceli F, Fontana A, Piro E, Salpietro V (December 2020). "Benign familial infantile epilepsy associated with KCNQ3 mutation: a rare occurrence or an underestimated event?". Epileptic Disorders. 22 (6): 807–810. doi:10.1684/epd.2020.1221. PMID 33337327.
  7. Sands TT, Miceli F, Lesca G, Beck AE, Sadleir LG, Arrington DK, et al. (August 2019). "Autism and developmental disability caused by KCNQ3 gain-of-function variants". Annals of Neurology. 86 (2): 181–192. doi:10.1002/ana.25522. hdl:2078.1/224457. PMID 31177578.
  8. Arredondo K, Myers C, Hansen-Kiss E, Mathew MT, Jayaraman V, Siemon A, et al. (May 2022). "Phenotypic Spectrum in a Family Sharing a Heterozygous KCNQ3 Variant". Journal of Child Neurology. 37 (6): 517–523. doi:10.1177/08830738221089741. PMID 35384780.
  9. Yus-Nájera E, Muñoz A, Salvador N, Jensen BS, Rasmussen HB, Defelipe J, et al. (2003). "Localization of KCNQ5 in the normal and epileptic human temporal neocortex and hippocampal formation". Neuroscience. 120 (2): 353–364. doi:10.1016/S0306-4522(03)00321-X. PMID 12890507. S2CID 38381189.
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