potassium channel, voltage gated KQT-like subfamily Q, member 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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] (NCBI Entrez Gene Database, 3785)
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9 genes co-occuring with the biological term kcnq2 in literature-supported statements describing functions of genes from the GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations dataset.
