KCNQ3
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: KCNQ3
- Official Name: potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 3
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 3786
- UniProt: O43525
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a protein that functions in the regulation of neuronal excitability. The encoded protein forms an M-channel by associating with the products of the related KCNQ2 or KCNQ5 genes, which both encode integral membrane proteins. M-channel currents are inhibited by M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors and are 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). Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2014].
- UniProt Summary: Associates with KCNQ2 or KCNQ5 to form a potassium channel with essentially identical properties to the channel underlying the native M-current, a slowly activating and deactivating potassium conductance which plays a critical role in determining the subthreshold electrical excitability of neurons as well as the responsiveness to synaptic inputs. Therefore, it is important in the regulation of neuronal excitability. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11159685, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14534157, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16319223, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9872318}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 15102
- Expression level (log2 read counts): -0.46
KCNQ3 Expression in NALM6 Cells: -0.46
