Human Gene KCNQ1 (ENST00000155840.12_8) from GENCODE V47lift37
Description: Potassium channel that plays an important role in a number of tissues, including heart, inner ear, stomach and colon (PubMed:10646604, PubMed:25441029). Associates with KCNE beta subunits that modulates current kinetics (PubMed:9312006, PubMed:9108097, PubMed:8900283, PubMed:10646604, PubMed:11101505, PubMed:19687231). Induces a voltage-dependent current by rapidly activating and slowly deactivating potassium-selective outward current (PubMed:9312006, PubMed:9108097, PubMed:8900283, PubMed:10646604, PubMed:11101505, PubMed:25441029). Promotes also a delayed voltage activated potassium current showing outward rectification characteristic (By similarity). During beta-adrenergic receptor stimulation participates in cardiac repolarization by associating with KCNE1 to form the I(Ks) cardiac potassium current that increases the amplitude and slows down the activation kinetics of outward potassium current I(Ks) (By similarity) (PubMed:9312006, PubMed:9108097, PubMed:8900283, PubMed:10646604, PubMed:11101505). Muscarinic agonist oxotremorine-M strongly suppresses KCNQ1/KCNE1 current (PubMed:10713961). When associated with KCNE3, forms the potassium channel that is important for cyclic AMP-stimulated intestinal secretion of chloride ions (PubMed:10646604). This interaction with KCNE3 is reduced by 17beta-estradiol, resulting in the reduction of currents (By similarity). During conditions of increased substrate load, maintains the driving force for proximal tubular and intestinal sodium ions absorption, gastric acid secretion, and cAMP- induced jejunal chloride ions secretion (By similarity). Allows the provision of potassium ions to the luminal membrane of the secretory canaliculus in the resting state as well as during stimulated acid secretion (By similarity). When associated with KCNE2, forms a heterooligomer complex leading to currents with an apparently instantaneous activation, a rapid deactivation process and a linear current-voltage relationship and decreases the amplitude of the outward current (PubMed:11101505). When associated with KCNE4, inhibits voltage-gated potassium channel activity (PubMed:19687231). When associated with KCNE5, this complex only conducts current upon strong and continued depolarization (PubMed:12324418). Also forms a heterotetramer with KCNQ5; has a voltage-gated potassium channel activity (PubMed:24855057). Binds with phosphatidylinositol 4,5- bisphosphate (PubMed:25037568). KCNQ1-KCNE2 channel associates with Na(+)-coupled myo-inositol symporter in the apical membrane of choroid plexus epithelium and regulates the myo-inositol gradient between blood and cerebrospinal fluid with an impact on neuron excitability. (from UniProt P51787) Gencode Transcript: ENST00000155840.12_8 Gencode Gene: ENSG00000053918.20_15 Transcript (Including UTRs) Position: hg19 chr11:2,466,238-2,870,335 Size: 404,098 Total Exon Count: 16 Strand: + Coding Region Position: hg19 chr11:2,466,329-2,869,233 Size: 402,905 Coding Exon Count: 16
ID:KCNQ1_HUMAN DESCRIPTION: RecName: Full=Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 1; AltName: Full=IKs producing slow voltage-gated potassium channel subunit alpha KvLQT1; AltName: Full=KQT-like 1; AltName: Full=Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv7.1; FUNCTION: Probably important in cardiac repolarization. Associates with KCNE1 (MinK) to form the I(Ks) cardiac potassium current. Elicits a rapidly activating, potassium-selective outward current. Muscarinic agonist oxotremorine-M strongly suppresses KCNQ1/KCNE1 current in CHO cells in which cloned KCNQ1/KCNE1 channels were coexpressed with M1 muscarinic receptors. May associate also with KCNE3 (MiRP2) to form the potassium channel that is important for cyclic AMP-stimulated intestinal secretion of chloride ions, which is reduced in cystic fibrosis and pathologically stimulated in cholera and other forms of secretory diarrhea. SUBUNIT: Heterotetramer with KCNE1 (MinK) or KCNE3 (MiRP2). Interacts with CALM. SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Abundantly expressed in heart, pancreas, prostate, kidney, small intestine and peripheral blood leukocytes. Less abundant in placenta, lung, spleen, colon, thymus, testis and ovaries. DOMAIN: The segment S4 is probably the voltage-sensor and is characterized by a series of positively charged amino acids at every third position. DISEASE: Defects in KCNQ1 are the cause of long QT syndrome type 1 (LQT1) [MIM:192500]; also known as Romano-Ward syndrome (RWS). Long QT syndromes are heart disorders characterized by a prolonged QT interval on the ECG and polymorphic ventricular arrhythmias. They cause syncope and sudden death in response to exercise or emotional stress. LQT1 inheritance is an autosomal dominant. DISEASE: Defects in KCNQ1 are the cause of Jervell and Lange- Nielsen syndrome type 1 (JLNS1) [MIM:220400]. JLNS1 is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by congenital deafness, prolongation of the QT interval, syncopal attacks due to ventricular arrhythmias, and a high risk of sudden death. DISEASE: Defects in KCNQ1 are the cause of familial atrial fibrillation type 3 (ATFB3) [MIM:607554]. Atrial fibrillation is a common disorder of cardiac rhythm that is hereditary in a small subgroup of patients. It is characterized by disorganized atrial electrical activity and ineffective atrial contraction promoting blood stasis in the atria and reduces ventricular filling. It can result in palpitations, syncope, thromboembolic stroke, and congestive heart failure. DISEASE: Defects in KCNQ1 are the cause of short QT syndrome type 2 (SQT2) [MIM:609621]. Short QT syndromes are heart disorders characterized by idiopathic persistently and uniformly short QT interval on ECG in the absence of structural heart disease in affected individuals. They cause syncope and sudden death. MISCELLANEOUS: Mutagenesis experiments were carried out by expressing in Xenopus oocytes or COS-7 cells KCNQ1 mutants either individually (homomultimers) or in combination with both wild-type KCNQ1 (mut/wt homomultimers) and minK (heteromultimers). SIMILARITY: Belongs to the potassium channel family. KQT (TC 1.A.1.15) subfamily. Kv7.1/KCNQ1 sub-subfamily. SEQUENCE CAUTION: Sequence=BAA34739.1; Type=Frameshift; Positions=129, 159; WEB RESOURCE: Name=GeneReviews; URL="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/GeneTests/lab/gene/KCNQ1"; WEB RESOURCE: Name=Wikipedia; Note=KvLQT1 entry; URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KvLQT1";
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ModBase Predicted Comparative 3D Structure on P51787
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Orthologous Genes in Other Species
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