KCNQ2

ENSG00000075043
Target class
Ion channel
Chromosome
20
Approved drugs
5
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
8

Approved drugs
5
ClinGen gene-disease validity
Definitive
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
8

Chemical probe available
Yes

Target name
KCNQ2
Gene name
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 2
Gene symbol
KCNQ2
Protein name
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 2 (KQT-like 2) (Neuroblastoma-specific potassium channel subunit alpha KvLQT2) (Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv7.2)

  • Kv7.2
  • ENB1
  • BFNC
  • KCNA11
  • HNSPC

  • EBN
  • EBN1

Gene biotype
Protein coding
Gene family
Potassium voltage-gated channels
Target class
Ion channel
Target type
Human gene

Tissues expressed in
15
Protein localisation evidence grade
Approved
Highest tissue expression
165.96
Tissue specificity (Gini)
0.852
Tissue specificity (tau)
0.936

KEGG gene identifiers
  • hsa:3785
Protein interaction confidence
0.858341
Protein interaction partners
44

  • R-HSA-1296072
  • R-HSA-445095

End position
63472677
Start position
63400208
Chromosome
20
Strand
Reverse

Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000075043
HGNC ID
NCBI Gene ID
3785
UniProt ID
O43526

  • Cell membrane
  • Multi-pass membrane protein .
  • Endoplasmic reticulum

Tissue specificity (tau)
0.936044
Expression inequality (Gini)
0.852162

Expression in transcripts per million

Brain - Cerebellum
165.96
Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere
146.51
Brain - Cortex
68.13
Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)
64.13
Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)
50.14

Expression in transcripts per million

  • Brain - Cerebellum165.96
  • Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere146.51
  • Brain - Cortex68.13
  • Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)64.13
  • Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)50.14
  • Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)43.36
  • Brain - Caudate (basal ganglia)36.76
  • Brain - Hippocampus35.04
  • Brain - Amygdala34.71
  • Brain - Putamen (basal ganglia)26.18
  • Brain - Hypothalamus23.11
  • Pituitary14
  • Brain - Substantia nigra8.11
  • Testis6.46
  • Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)3.54
  • Colon - Sigmoid0.48
  • Pancreas0.18
  • Colon - Transverse0.17
  • Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes0.16
  • Prostate0.12
  • Esophagus - Muscularis0.11
  • Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction0.11
  • Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum0.1
  • Adrenal Gland0.08
  • Kidney - Medulla0.08

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

Related records

Trials (176)

Drugs (17)