Gene Information
Gene NameKCNQ5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length932
Protein NamesPotassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 5 (KQT-like 5) (Potassium channel subunit alpha KvLQT5) (Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv7.5)
Target Namepotassium voltage-gated channel subfamily kqt member 5
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000185760 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9NR82
Gene CardKCNQ5
Uniprot IDQ9NR82
PfamPF00520; PF03520
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.704547326)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KCNQ5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KCNQ5 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KCNQ5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KCNQ5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kcnq5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KCNQ5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kcnq5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KCNQ5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKCNQ2, KCNQ3, KCNQ4
ParalogsKCNS1, KCND1, KCNA7, KCNB2, KCNG3, KCNQ1, KCNQ3, KCNC4, KCNV1, KCNA1, KCNQ4, KCNA10, KCNC3, KCNV2, KCND3, KCNQ2, KCNB1, KCNA6, KCNA2, KCNA5, KCNG1, KCND2, KCNC1, KCNC2, KCNA4, KCNA3, KCNF1, KCNG2, KCNG4, KCNS3, KCNS2
Tissuebrain, thyroid
Tissue SpecificityStrongly expressed in brain and skeletal muscle. In brain, expressed in cerebral cortex, occipital pole, frontal lobe and temporal lobe. Lower levels in hippocampus and putamen. Low to undetectable levels in medulla, cerebellum and thalamus.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6B8Q  (X-ray  2.60A 
DBSNP rs1135401955  rs1314919218  rs1135401956  rs1135401958  rs1135401957 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10787416, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11159685};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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