Gene Information
Gene NameKCNH8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1107
Protein NamesPotassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 8 (ELK1) (hElk1) (Ether-a-go-go-like potassium channel 3) (ELK channel 3) (ELK3) (Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv12.1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000183960 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ96L42
Gene CardKCNH8
Uniprot IDQ96L42
PfamPF00027; PF00520; PF13426
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.034429582)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KCNH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KCNH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KCNH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KCNH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kcnh8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KCNH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kcnh8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KCNH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKCNH2, KCNH4, KCNH3, KCNH6, KCNH7
ParalogsKCNH7, KCNH1, HCN3, CNGA3, KCNH3, HCN4, HCN2, HCN1, CNGB3, CNGB1, CNGA1, KCNH6, KCNH2, KCNH4, CNGA2, CNGA4, KCNH5
Tissuepituitary.gland
Tissue SpecificityPrimarily expressed in the nervous system. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12890647}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs33915638  rs35160416 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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