Kv7.2 (KvLQT2) is a voltage- and lipid-gated potassium channel protein coded for by the gene KCNQ2.

KCNQ2
Identifiers
AliasesKCNQ2, BFNC, BFNS1, EBN, EBN1, EIEE7, ENB1, HNSPC, KCNA11, KV7.2, KVEBN1, potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 2, DEE7
External IDsOMIM: 602235; MGI: 1309503; HomoloGene: 26174; GeneCards: KCNQ2; OMA:KCNQ2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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Location (UCSC)Chr 20: 63.4 – 63.47 MbChr 2: 180.72 – 180.78 Mb
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Mutations in the KCNQ2 gene are dominant autosomally inherited causes of benign familial neonatal epilepsy.[5]

Function

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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]

Ligands

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ICA-069673
 
Compound #40 (Amato 2011)
  • ICA-069673: channel opener at KCNQ2/Q3, 20-fold selective over KCNQ3/Q5, no measurable activity against a panel of cardiac ion channels (hERG, Nav1.5, L type channels, and KCNQ1) and no activity on GABAA gated channels at 10 μM. A range of related benzamides exhibited activity, of which compound number 40 is shown here.[7]
  • ML252: channel inhibitor, IC50 = 70nM.[8]
  • Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2)

References

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  1. ^ a b c ENSG00000281151 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000075043, ENSG00000281151Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000016346Ensembl, 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. ^ Adam, M. P.; Feldman, J.; Mirzaa, G. M.; Pagon, R. A.; Wallace, S. E.; Amemiya, A.; Miceli, F.; Soldovieri, M. V.; Weckhuysen, S.; Cooper, E.; Taglialatela, M. (1993). "KCNQ2-Related Disorders". National Library of Medicine. GeneReviews. PMID 20437616. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Entrez Gene: KCNQ2 potassium voltage-gated channel, KQT-like subfamily, member 2".
  7. ^ Amato G (2011). "N -Pyridyl and Pyrimidine Benzamides as KCNQ2/Q3 Potassium Channel Openers for the Treatment of Epilepsy". ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 2 (6): 481–484. doi:10.1021/ml200053x. PMC 4018159. PMID 24900334.
  8. ^ Cheung YY, Yu H, Xu K, Zou B, Wu M, McManus OB, Li M, Lindsley CW, Hopkins CR (August 2012). "Discovery of a series of 2-phenyl-N-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)phenyl)acetamides as novel molecular switches that modulate modes of K(v)7.2 (KCNQ2) channel pharmacology: identification of (S)-2-phenyl-N-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)phenyl)butanamide (ML252) as a potent, brain penetrant K(v)7.2 channel inhibitor". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 55 (15): 6975–9. doi:10.1021/jm300700v. PMC 3530927. PMID 22793372.

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