KCNQ Potassium Channels (definition)

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KCNQ Potassium Channels

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Definition: A family of delayed rectifier voltage-gated potassium channels that share homology with their founding member, KCNQ1 PROTEIN. KCNQ potassium channels have been implicated in a variety of diseases including LONG QT SYNDROME; DEAFNESS; and EPILEPSY.

Examples KCNQ1 Potassium Channel; KCNQ2 Potassium Channel; KCNQ3 Potassium Channel

Other names Potassium Channels, KvLQT; Potassium Channels, KCNQ; KvLQT Potassium Channels

Substance	Categories	Source
KCNQ5 channel, mouse	*KCNQ Potassium Channels.	Brain Res Mol Brain Res 2005 Sep 13;139(1):52-62
Kcnq5 protein, rat	*KCNQ Potassium Channels.
Kcnq4 protein, mouse	*KCNQ Potassium Channels Hearing Loss, Sensorineural.
Kcnq4 protein, rat	*KCNQ Potassium Channels Hearing Loss, Sensorineural.
KCNQ5 protein, human	*KCNQ Potassium Channels.	J Biol Chem 2000 Jul 21;275(29):22395-400
KCNQ4 protein, human	*KCNQ Potassium Channels Hearing Loss, Sensorineural.	Cell 1999 Feb 5;96(3):437-46

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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