Biology:KvLQT3

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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Kv7.3 (KvLQT3) is a potassium channel protein coded for by the gene KCNQ3.[1]

It is associated with benign familial neonatal epilepsy[2] and autism.[3][4]

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).[1]

Interactions

KvLQT3 has been shown to interact with KCNQ5.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: KCNQ3 potassium voltage-gated channel, KQT-like subfamily, member 3". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=3786. 
  2. "Benign familial infantile epilepsy associated with KCNQ3 mutation: a rare occurrence or an underestimated event?". Epileptic Disorders 22 (6): 807–810. December 2020. doi:10.1684/epd.2020.1221. PMID 33337327. 
  3. "Autism and developmental disability caused by KCNQ3 gain-of-function variants". Annals of Neurology 86 (2): 181–192. August 2019. doi:10.1002/ana.25522. PMID 31177578. 
  4. "Phenotypic Spectrum in a Family Sharing a Heterozygous KCNQ3 Variant". Journal of Child Neurology 37 (6): 517–523. May 2022. doi:10.1177/08830738221089741. PMID 35384780. 
  5. "Localization of KCNQ5 in the normal and epileptic human temporal neocortex and hippocampal formation". Neuroscience 120 (2): 353–364. 2003. doi:10.1016/S0306-4522(03)00321-X. PMID 12890507. 

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.