Gene Information
Gene NameKCNH4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1017
Protein NamesPotassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 4 (Brain-specific eag-like channel 2) (BEC2) (Ether-a-go-go-like potassium channel 1) (ELK channel 1) (ELK1) (Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv12.3)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000089558 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9UQ05
Gene CardKCNH4
Uniprot IDQ9UQ05
PfamPF00520; PF13426
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.001970259)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KCNH4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KCNH4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KCNH4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KCNH4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kcnh4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KCNH4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kcnh4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KCNH4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKCNH2, KCNH3, KCNH8, KCNH7
ParalogsKCNH7, KCNH1, HCN3, CNGA3, KCNH3, HCN4, HCN2, KCNH8, HCN1, CNGB3, CNGB1, CNGA1, KCNH6, KCNH2, CNGA2, CNGA4, KCNH5
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected only in brain, in particular in the telencephalon. Detected in putamen and caudate nucleus, and at lower levels in cerebral cortex, occipital and hippocampus.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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