Potassium Voltage-Gated Channel Subfamily Kqt Member 2 (KCNQ2) Reagents

Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 2

BFNC; BFNS1; EBN 1; EBN; EBN1; EIEE7; ENB 1; ENB1; HNSPC; KCNA 11; KCNA11; KCNQ 2; Kcnq2; KCNQ2_HUMAN; KQT like 2 ; KQT-like 2; KV7.2; KVEBN 1; KVEBN1; KvLQT 2; KvLQT2; Neuroblastoma specific potassium channel alpha subunit KvLQT2 ; Neuroblastoma specific potassium channel protein; Neuroblastoma specific potassium channel subunit alpha; Neuroblastoma specific potassium channel subunit alpha KvLQT2; Neuroblastoma-specific potassium channel subunit alpha KvLQT2; OTTHUMP00000031681; OTTHUMP00000031682; OTTHUMP00000031684; OTTHUMP00000031685; OTTHUMP00000031686; OTTHUMP00000031687; OTTHUMP00000031689; Potassium voltage gated channel KQT like protein 2 ; Potassium voltage gated channel KQT like subfamily member 2; Potassium voltage gated channel subfamily KQT member 2; Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 2; Voltage gated potassium channel subunit Kv7.2; Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv7.2

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.