Gene Information
Gene NameKCNH3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1083
Protein NamesPotassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 3 (Brain-specific eag-like channel 1) (BEC1) (Ether-a-go-go-like potassium channel 2) (ELK channel 2) (ELK2) (Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv12.2)
Target Namevoltage-gated potassium channel kv12.2
Target TypeLiterature-reported target
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000135519 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9ULD8
Gene CardKCNH3
Uniprot IDQ9ULD8
PfamPF00027; PF00520; PF13426
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.029569353)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KCNH3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KCNH3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KCNH3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KCNH3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kcnh3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KCNH3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kcnh3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KCNH3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKCNH4, KCNH6, KCNH2, KCNH8, KCNH7
ParalogsKCNH7, KCNH1, HCN3, CNGA3, HCN4, HCN2, KCNH8, HCN1, CNGB3, CNGB1, CNGA1, KCNH6, KCNH2, KCNH4, CNGA2, CNGA4, KCNH5
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex, hippocampus
Tissue SpecificityDetected only in brain, in particular in the telencephalon. Detected in the cerebral cortex, occipital pole, frontal and temporal lobe, putamen, amygdala, hippocampus and caudate nucleus.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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