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KCNH5

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Also known as Kv10.2H-EAG2eag2hEAG2

Summary

KCNH5 (potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 5, HGNC:6254) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 14q23.2, encoding Voltage-gated delayed rectifier potassium channel KCNH5 (Q8NCM2). Pore-forming (alpha) subunit of a voltage-gated delayed rectifier potassium channel that mediates outward-rectifying potassium currents which, on depolarization, reaches a steady-state level and do not inactivate.

This gene encodes a member of voltage-gated potassium channels. Members of this family have diverse functions, including regulating neurotransmitter and hormone release, cardiac function, and cell volume. This protein is an outward-rectifying, noninactivating channel. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

Source: NCBI Gene 27133 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Gene–disease (curated): neonatal/infantile epilepsy syndrome (Definitive, ClinGen) — +1 more curated relationship
  • GWAS associations: 9
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 884 total — 6 pathogenic, 6 likely-pathogenic (top 4% of genes corpus-wide)
  • Regional missense constraint (gnomAD): 2 of 6 regions constrained (≈7% of expected missense variation)
  • GTEx eGene: eQTL in 6 tissues, sQTL in 0 (q < 0.05)
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 73
  • Constraint (gnomAD): pLI 0.11 (intermediate), LOEUF 0.56 (moderately constrained)
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_139318

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:6254
Approved symbolKCNH5
Namepotassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 5
Location14q23.2
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesKv10.2, H-EAG2, eag2, hEAG2
Ensembl geneENSG00000140015
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM605716
Entrez27133

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 5 — 4 protein_coding, 1 retained_intron

MANE Select: ENST00000322893

Transcript support level (Ensembl TSL; 1 = fully mRNA-supported): TSL 1: 3, TSL 2: 1

ENST00000322893, ENST00000394964, ENST00000394968, ENST00000420622, ENST00001137649

RefSeq mRNA: 2 — MANE Select: NM_139318 NM_139318, NM_172375

CCDS: CCDS45122, CCDS9756

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000322893 — 11 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000011720806277972862779924
ENSE000011942176269946462708455
ENSE000013045636295013362950559
ENSE000017734376284965362849852
ENSE000017811416280232962802581
ENSE000019314436304511463045458
ENSE000036817576301683163016954
ENSE000037196816298707262987187
ENSE000037215186300133163001459
ENSE000037219416300636663006472
ENSE000037415046298087262981264

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth broad, 83 present calls, max score 96.34.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth tissue_specific, TPM avg 0.3183 / max 15.0185, expressed in 136 samples.

Highest expression (Bgee): buccal mucosa cell, secondary oocyte, male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, oocyte, primordial germ cell in gonad.

Genetic regulation across tissues (GTEx eQTL / sQTL)

KCNH5 is an eGene in GTEx v10 — its expression is genetically regulated (eQTL) in 6 tissues and its splicing (sQTL) in 0 (q < 0.05). Strongest associations first; slope = normalized effect of the lead variant’s alternative allele.

6 significant tissue × QTL associations:

TissueQTLq-valueSlopeLead variant
Testiseqtl9.6e-15+0.4714:62708242:C:T
Brain Nucleus accumbens basal gangliaeqtl5.1e-04-1.0414:62802961:G:A
Pituitaryeqtl1.7e-03-0.2714:63216735:A:C
Brain Frontal Cortex BA9eqtl8.7e-03+0.1414:62897217:C:T
Brain Cortexeqtl1.0e-02+0.1514:63166791:C:G
Brain Substantia nigraeqtl2.2e-02-0.2414:63102579:A:G

FANTOM5 promoters

2 alternative TSS:

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
1435880.201595
1435870.116862

Top tissues by expression

showing 100 of 222 tissues by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
buccal mucosa cellCL:000233696.34gold quality
secondary oocyteCL:000065582.08gold quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047379.26gold quality
oocyteCL:000002374.48gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099172.83gold quality
pigmented layer of retinaUBERON:000178271.06gold quality
prefrontal cortexUBERON:000045170.58gold quality
lateral nuclear group of thalamusUBERON:000273668.41silver quality
Brodmann (1909) area 9UBERON:001354067.51gold quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534367.19gold quality
primary visual cortexUBERON:000243667.11gold quality
dorsolateral prefrontal cortexUBERON:000983466.70gold quality
colonic epitheliumUBERON:000039766.60gold quality
frontal cortexUBERON:000187065.53gold quality
neocortexUBERON:000195064.35gold quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281061.54gold quality
superior frontal gyrusUBERON:000266161.42gold quality
occipital lobeUBERON:000202161.40gold quality
cerebral cortexUBERON:000095661.15gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 46UBERON:000648360.41gold quality
anterior cingulate cortexUBERON:000983559.75gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 23UBERON:001355459.24silver quality
ventricular zoneUBERON:000305358.70silver quality
parotid glandUBERON:000183158.15gold quality
postcentral gyrusUBERON:000258157.80silver quality
hypothalamusUBERON:000189857.29gold quality
corpus callosumUBERON:000233656.76gold quality
parietal lobeUBERON:000187255.85silver quality
middle temporal gyrusUBERON:000277155.65gold quality
ponsUBERON:000098855.16gold quality
skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachiiUBERON:000450254.36gold quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402353.90silver quality
forebrainUBERON:000189053.36gold quality
entorhinal cortexUBERON:000272853.08silver quality
temporal lobeUBERON:000187152.03gold quality
amygdalaUBERON:000187651.89gold quality
brainUBERON:000095550.51gold quality
substantia nigra pars compactaUBERON:000196549.46gold quality
Ammon’s hornUBERON:000195448.03gold quality
tendon of biceps brachiiUBERON:000818847.67gold quality
amniotic fluidUBERON:000017346.18gold quality
biceps brachiiUBERON:000150745.31gold quality
substantia nigra pars reticulataUBERON:000196644.91gold quality
parietal pleuraUBERON:000240044.87silver quality
subthalamic nucleusUBERON:000190644.43gold quality
sural nerveUBERON:001548844.37gold quality
upper leg skinUBERON:000426244.35silver quality
ventral tegmental areaUBERON:000269144.27gold quality
placentaUBERON:000198743.89gold quality
deltoidUBERON:000147643.80gold quality
skin of hipUBERON:000155443.47silver quality
germinal epithelium of ovaryUBERON:000130443.42silver quality
skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominisUBERON:000451143.37gold quality
midbrainUBERON:000189143.22gold quality
substantia nigraUBERON:000203843.13gold quality
medial globus pallidusUBERON:000247743.08gold quality
endometriumUBERON:000129542.81gold quality
skeletal muscle tissueUBERON:000113442.37gold quality
globus pallidusUBERON:000187542.27gold quality
pituitary glandUBERON:000000741.93gold quality
muscle tissueUBERON:000238541.81gold quality
cartilage tissueUBERON:000241841.77gold quality
vastus lateralisUBERON:000137941.71gold quality
quadriceps femorisUBERON:000137741.66gold quality
adrenal tissueUBERON:001830341.59gold quality
hindlimb stylopod muscleUBERON:000425241.44gold quality
superficial temporal arteryUBERON:000161441.33gold quality
dorsal root ganglionUBERON:000004441.21gold quality
palpebral conjunctivaUBERON:000181241.10gold quality
C1 segment of cervical spinal cordUBERON:000646941.10gold quality
mucosa of paranasal sinusUBERON:000503040.98gold quality
spinal cordUBERON:000224040.97gold quality
adenohypophysisUBERON:000219640.91gold quality
jejunal mucosaUBERON:000039940.59gold quality
epithelium of nasopharynxUBERON:000195140.45gold quality
myocardiumUBERON:000234940.45gold quality
gingival epitheliumUBERON:000194940.43gold quality
esophagus squamous epitheliumUBERON:000692040.29gold quality
adipose tissue of abdominal regionUBERON:000780840.19gold quality
jejunumUBERON:000211540.18gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235840.17gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041440.17gold quality
oviduct epitheliumUBERON:000480440.03gold quality
nucleus accumbensUBERON:000188240.01gold quality
mammary ductUBERON:000176539.98gold quality
mucosa of sigmoid colonUBERON:000499339.95gold quality
trabecular bone tissueUBERON:000248339.88gold quality
bronchial epithelial cellCL:000232839.84gold quality
saphenous veinUBERON:000731839.83gold quality
bronchusUBERON:000218539.81gold quality
urethraUBERON:000005739.80gold quality
heart right ventricleUBERON:000208039.79gold quality
monocyteCL:000057639.78gold quality
pericardiumUBERON:000240739.77gold quality
layer of synovial tissueUBERON:000761639.77gold quality
endothelial cellCL:000011539.75gold quality
synovial jointUBERON:000221739.70gold quality
nippleUBERON:000203039.68gold quality
deciduaUBERON:000245039.65gold quality
penisUBERON:000098939.64gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 2 experiment(s), a significant marker in 2.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-HCAD-35yes62.42
E-ANND-3yes5.85

HPA expression

RNA tissue specificity: Tissue enhanced

40 HPA tissues / cells by nTPM:

Tissue / cellAxisnTPM
Olfactory bulbtissue56.9
Superior colliculitissue31.8
Postcentral gyrustissue29.0
Thalamustissue26.6
Midbraintissue25.8
Cerebral cortextissue22.2
Somatosensory cortextissue22.2
Ponstissue20.7
Temporal cortextissue18.5
Occipital cortextissue18.0
Hippocampal formationtissue17.0
Entorhinal cortextissue17.0
Motor cortextissue15.4
Septumtissue14.7
Hypothalamustissue13.4
Retrosplenial and cingulate cortextissue13.3
Prefrontal cortextissue12.7
Medulla oblongatatissue12.6
Ventral forebraintissue12.3
Insular cortextissue10.9
Choroid plexustissue10.5
Basal gangliatissue9.6
Putamentissue9.6
Spinal cordtissue9.5
Retrosplenial cortextissue9.2
Periaqueductal graytissue8.0
Frontal cortextissue7.8
Amygdalatissue6.9
Cerebellumtissue5.0
Substantia nigratissue5.0
Caudate putamentissue4.7
Locus coeruleustissue4.5
Retinatissue4.1
Hippocampustissue2.5
Corpus callosumtissue2.1
Nucleus accumbenstissue1.7
Adrenal glandtissue1.0
Pituitary glandtissue0.3
Testistissue0.3
Placentatissue0.2

Brain sub-regions (HPA Brain Atlas): detected in 188; highest nTPM — Habenula (33.2), Ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleus (30.4), Pulvinar (28.8), Ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus (27.6), Lateral geniculate body (27.0).

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

Targeting KCNH5 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific).

showing 30 of 70 miRNAs:

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-1277-5P100.0073.955056
HSA-MIR-5011-5P100.0083.465820
HSA-MIR-3924100.0072.092394
HSA-MIR-190A-3P100.0080.355520
HSA-MIR-656-3P100.0072.152788
HSA-MIR-8485100.0077.574731
HSA-MIR-340-5P100.0072.504437
HSA-MIR-4668-3P100.0068.742635
HSA-MIR-4789-5P99.9870.762721
HSA-MIR-568899.9673.234504
HSA-MIR-495-3P99.9672.814197
HSA-MIR-426799.9666.532368
HSA-MIR-381-3P99.9371.872854
HSA-MIR-519E-5P99.9269.622358
HSA-MIR-515-5P99.9269.822343
HSA-MIR-30099.9271.762856
HSA-MIR-7-1-3P99.9171.534384
HSA-MIR-7-2-3P99.9171.404394
HSA-MIR-806399.9169.763146
HSA-MIR-329-3P99.9166.561234
HSA-MIR-362-3P99.9166.381267
HSA-MIR-6499-3P99.9066.381212
HSA-MIR-394199.8670.542735
HSA-MIR-469899.8471.414303
HSA-MIR-430799.8270.453374
HSA-MIR-684499.8270.692423
HSA-MIR-205299.7969.372031
HSA-MIR-132-3P99.7370.561424
HSA-MIR-212-3P99.7370.651424
HSA-MIR-452-5P99.6569.631762

Functional genomics

gnomAD constraint: pLI 0.106, LOEUF 0.555, missense Z 3.74 — population loss-of-function intolerance (pLI ≥ 0.9 = LoF-intolerant; lower LOEUF = more constrained). gnomAD

Regional missense constraint (gnomAD)

ENST00000322893 splits into 6 regions with different missense tolerance; 2 are missense-constrained (≈7% of the expected missense variation). Missense variants in a constrained region (low observed/expected) are more likely to be pathogenic. gnomAD

Region (GRCh38)Missense obs / expo/eConstrained
14:62,707,511–62,779,741362 / 394.40.92no
14:62,779,742–62,779,92457 / 76.00.75no
14:62,802,329–62,802,46920 / 57.90.35yes (p 6.4e-07)
14:62,802,470–62,849,79595 / 111.80.85no
14:62,849,796–62,950,1383 / 24.40.12yes (p 1.5e-05)
14:62,950,139–63,045,186370 / 561.30.66no

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 14)

  • molecular identification and characterisation (PMID:12135768)
  • Methylation of KCNH5 was present in 80% of NSCLC tissues but only in 14% of noncancerous tissues. (PMID:18349282)
  • data suggest that the ‘Per-Ant-Sim’ (PAS) and cyclic nucleotide binding (cNBD) domains at the N- and C-termini form interacting oligomers that have roles in channel function (PMID:19172261)
  • Three-dimensional structure of human Kv10.2 ion channel studied by single particle electron microscopy and molecular modeling (PMID:22792721)
  • This study performed whole exome sequencing demonistrated that the true de novo variants represent mutations in genes (KCNH5, CLCN4, and ARHGEF15) not previously associated with epilepsies in humans. (PMID:23647072)
  • Our results demonstrate the critical role of the Arg327 residue in stabilizing the channel closed state and explicate for the first time the structural and functional change of a Kv10.2 channel mutation associated with neurological disease. (PMID:24133262)
  • Study propose that hypomethylation of the placental-specific KCNH5 promoter is frequently associated with KCNH5 expression in melanoma cells. (PMID:24759919)
  • The observed Ca(2+)-induced proteolytic cleavage of EAG2 channel may act as an adaptive response under physiological and/or pathological conditions. (PMID:25542181)
  • EAG2 potassium channel has an evolutionarily conserved function for promoting brain tumor growth. (PMID:26258683)
  • Chloride intracellular channel 1 cooperates with potassium channel EAG2 to promote medulloblastoma growth. (PMID:32097463)
  • Regional heritability mapping identifies several novel loci (STAT4, ULK4, and KCNH5) for primary biliary cholangitis in the Japanese population. (PMID:33833419)
  • A novel loss-of-function mutation of the voltage-gated potassium channel Kv10.2 involved in epilepsy and autism. (PMID:36068614)
  • Neurodevelopmental and Epilepsy Phenotypes in Individuals With Missense Variants in the Voltage-Sensing and Pore Domains of KCNH5. (PMID:36307226)
  • Mechanism underlying delayed rectifying in human voltage-mediated activation Eag2 channel. (PMID:36928654)

Cross-species orthologs

7 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriokcnh5aENSDARG00000043220
danio_reriokcnh5bENSDARG00000069117
mus_musculusKcnh5ENSMUSG00000034402
rattus_norvegicusKcnh5ENSRNOG00000009542
drosophila_melanogasterElkFBGN0011589
drosophila_melanogasterCnglFBGN0263257
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00001171

Paralogs (17): KCNH2 (ENSG00000055118), CNGB1 (ENSG00000070729), KCNH4 (ENSG00000089558), HCN2 (ENSG00000099822), CNGA4 (ENSG00000132259), KCNH3 (ENSG00000135519), HCN4 (ENSG00000138622), KCNH1 (ENSG00000143473), HCN3 (ENSG00000143630), CNGA3 (ENSG00000144191), HCN1 (ENSG00000164588), CNGB3 (ENSG00000170289), KCNH6 (ENSG00000173826), CNGA2 (ENSG00000183862), KCNH8 (ENSG00000183960), KCNH7 (ENSG00000184611), CNGA1 (ENSG00000198515)

Mouse-model phenotypes

Observed phenotypes of the mouse ortholog (MGI:3584508) from MGI (Alliance of Genome Resources) — knockout/mutant phenotypes, ranked by annotation count. 2 distinct phenotype terms.

Mouse phenotype (MP)Records
abnormal startle reflex1
increased thigmotaxis1

Additional cross-species homologs

Sequence homologs in species beyond Ensembl Compara’s model organisms, by Diamond local protein alignment (% sequence identity; best hit per species). Lower-identity rows are more distant homologs. The matched accessions’ gene symbols aren’t in biobtree yet, so each row shows the UniProt accession.

OrganismUniProtIdentityMethod
Oryctolagus cuniculusQ8WNY297.4%Diamond
Bos taurusO1896596.9%Diamond
Canis lupus familiarisQ9TSZ396.2%Diamond
Sus scrofaQ9TUI496.0%Diamond
Cavia porcellusO0870395.2%Diamond
Listeria monocytogenes EGD-eP5872493.7%Diamond
Gallus gallusQ9PT8461.4%Diamond

Genomic neighbors (locus context)

Genes flanking this one on the chromosome (NCBI/Entrez gene neighborhood). Positional context only — some neighbors share regulatory elements (bidirectional promoters, antisense/overlapping transcripts), but chromosomal adjacency is not itself a functional relationship (see Interactions for that).

SymbolTypeEntrez
LINC00644ncRNA101954204
GPHB5protein-coding122876
RHOJprotein-coding57381

Protein

Protein identifiers

Voltage-gated delayed rectifier potassium channel KCNH5 — Q8NCM2 (reviewed: Q8NCM2)

Alternative names: Ether-a-go-go potassium channel 2, Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 5, Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv10.2

All UniProt accessions (1): Q8NCM2

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Pore-forming (alpha) subunit of a voltage-gated delayed rectifier potassium channel that mediates outward-rectifying potassium currents which, on depolarization, reaches a steady-state level and do not inactivate. The kinetic is characterized by a slow activation time course and a small voltage dependence of the activation time constants, therefore, starts to open at more negative voltages. The activation kinetics depend on the prepulse potential and external divalent cation concentration. The time course of activation is biphasic with a fast and a slowly activating current component. With negative prepulses, the current activation is delayed and slowed down several fold, whereas more positive prepulses speed up activation, therefore the activation rate depends on holding potential.

Subunit / interactions. Homotetramer. The potassium channel is probably composed of a homo- or heterotetrameric complex of pore-forming alpha subunits that can associate with modulating beta subunits. Heteromultimer with KCNH1/EAG.

Subcellular location. Membrane.

Tissue specificity. Detected in brain, skeletal muscle, heart, placenta, lung and liver, and at low levels in kidney.

Disease relevance. Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 112 (DEE112) [MIM:620537] A form of epileptic encephalopathy, a heterogeneous group of early-onset epilepsies characterized by refractory seizures, neurodevelopmental impairment, and poor prognosis. Development is normal prior to seizure onset, after which cognitive and motor delays become apparent. DEE112 is an autosomal dominant form characterized by onset in infancy, and a wide range of seizure types including focal and generalized seizures. Cognitive outcomes range from normal intellect to profound intellectual development impairment. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Domain organisation. Contains a voltage sensor domain (VSD) formed from the S1-S4 transmembrane helices, a pore domain formed from the S5-pore loop-S6 domain and the C-terminal cyclic nucleotide binding homology domain (CNBHD). The segment S4 is probably the voltage-sensor and is characterized by a series of positively charged amino acids at every third position.

Similarity. Belongs to the potassium channel family. H (Eag) (TC 1.A.1.20) subfamily. Kv10.2/KCNH5 sub-subfamily.

Isoforms (3)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q8NCM2-11yes
Q8NCM2-22, 2b
Q8NCM2-33

RefSeq proteins (2): NP_647479, NP_758963 (=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000014PASDomain
IPR000595cNMP-bd_domDomain
IPR000700PAS-assoc_CDomain
IPR001610PACRepeat
IPR003938K_chnl_volt-dep_EAG/ELK/ERGFamily
IPR003949K_chnl_volt-dep_EAGFamily
IPR005821Ion_trans_domDomain
IPR014710PpnP-like_jellyrollHomologous_superfamily
IPR018490cNMP-bd_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR035965PAS-like_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR050818KCNH_animal-typeFamily

Pfam: PF00027, PF00520, PF13426

Catalyzed reactions (Rhea)

  • K(+)(in) = K(+)(out) (RHEA:29463)

UniProt features (110 total): helix 31, strand 23, turn 9, topological domain 8, sequence variant 8, transmembrane region 6, region of interest 5, splice variant 5, compositionally biased region 3, mutagenesis site 3, domain 2, chain 1, intramembrane region 1, short sequence motif 1, binding site 1, modified residue 1, glycosylation site 1, cross-link 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

6 structures by resolution:

PDBTitleMethodResolution (Å)
7YIDHuman KCNH5 closed state 1ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.4
7YIEHuman KCNH5-closed state 2ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.4
7YIFHuman KCNH5 pre-open state 1ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.5
7YIHHuman KCNH5 open stateELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.5
7YIGHuman KCNH5 pre-open state 2ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.6
7YIJHuman KCNH5 pore dilation but the non-conducting stateELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.8

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q8NCM2-F172.670.39

Human Protein Atlas

Protein class: Transporters, Transporter channels and pores, Voltage-gated ion channels, Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels, Predicted membrane proteins

Protein evidence: Evidence at protein level

Subcellular location (HPA, imaging): centrosome; cytosol; nucleoplasm

Antibody reliability (HPA): IH uncertain · IF approved

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (1)

PositionRole
550–667a nucleoside 3’,5’-cyclic phosphate

Post-translational modifications (2)

TypePositions
Phosphoserine883
Glycyl lysine isopeptide (lys-gly) (interchain with g-cter in ubiquitin)785

Glycosylation sites (1)

TypePositions
N-linked (glcnac…) asparagine403

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (3)

PositionPhenotype
337left-shifts the half-activation membrane potential.
468reduces the delayed rectifier potassium channel activity. has little effect on the voltage sensitivity.
472almost loss of the delayed rectifier potassium channel activity. has little effect on the voltage sensitivity.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

1 curated (TAS) of 3; 0 disease pathways. Curated-first; evidence = TAS (manually curated) vs IEA (electronic inference).

3 pathways:

IDPathwayEvidence
R-HSA-1296072Voltage gated Potassium channelscurated
R-HSA-112316Neuronal System—
R-HSA-1296071Potassium Channels—

MSigDB gene sets: 262 (showing top): GOBP_POTASSIUM_ION_TRANSPORT, REACTOME_VOLTAGE_GATED_POTASSIUM_CHANNELS, NKX25_02, REACTOME_POTASSIUM_CHANNELS, GOBP_CELL_CYCLE_PHASE_TRANSITION, GOCC_CELL_SURFACE, ATGCAGT_MIR217, LHX3_01, GOBP_MONOATOMIC_CATION_TRANSPORT, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CELL_CYCLE_G2_M_PHASE_TRANSITION, MYOD_01, GATA6_01, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CELL_CYCLE, GOBP_MITOTIC_CELL_CYCLE, MYOD_Q6

GO Biological Process (7): potassium ion transport (GO:0006813), regulation of G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle (GO:0010389), regulation of membrane potential (GO:0042391), potassium ion transmembrane transport (GO:0071805), monoatomic ion transport (GO:0006811), monoatomic ion transmembrane transport (GO:0034220), transmembrane transport (GO:0055085)

GO Molecular Function (7): voltage-gated potassium channel activity (GO:0005249), delayed rectifier potassium channel activity (GO:0005251), calmodulin binding (GO:0005516), transmembrane transporter binding (GO:0044325), protein-containing complex binding (GO:0044877), monoatomic ion channel activity (GO:0005216), potassium channel activity (GO:0005267)

GO Cellular Component (5): plasma membrane (GO:0005886), voltage-gated potassium channel complex (GO:0008076), cell surface (GO:0009986), membrane (GO:0016020), monoatomic ion channel complex (GO:0034702)

Reactome top-level categories

2 top-level categories:

CategoryPathways
Potassium Channels1
Neuronal System1

GO top-level categories

27 GO namespaces:

CategoryTerms
transport2
protein binding2
cellular anatomical structure2
metal ion transport1
G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle1
regulation of mitotic cell cycle phase transition1
regulation of cell cycle G2/M phase transition1
monoatomic ion transmembrane transport1
regulation of biological quality1
potassium ion transport1
monoatomic cation transmembrane transport1
monoatomic ion transport1
transmembrane transport1
cellular process1
potassium channel activity1
voltage-gated monoatomic cation channel activity1
voltage-gated potassium channel activity1
binding1
monoatomic ion transmembrane transporter activity1
channel activity1
monoatomic cation channel activity1
potassium ion transmembrane transporter activity1
membrane1
cell periphery1
potassium channel complex1
plasma membrane protein complex1
transmembrane transporter complex1

Experimentally-supported GO annotations

GO terms backed by direct experimental evidence (ECO experimental codes) — 6 of 19 annotations. The rest are phylogenetic / computational / electronic (IEA).

6 experimentally-supported GO terms:

GO termNSEvidence
potassium ion transportBPdirect assay
regulation of G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycleBPdirect assay
cell surfaceCCdirect assay
voltage-gated potassium channel complexCCdirect assay
delayed rectifier potassium channel activityMFdirect assay
voltage-gated potassium channel activityMFmutant phenotype

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

showing 15 of 646 interactions by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
KCNH5KCNQ3O43525484
KCNH5KCNA3P22001462
KCNH5KCNB2Q92953462
KCNH5KCNQ2O43526453
KCNH5KCNB1Q14721452
KCNH5KCND1Q9NSA2448
KCNH5KCND2Q9NZV8447
KCNH5KCNMA1Q12791443
KCNH5KCNA2P16389441
KCNH5KCNT2Q6UVM3413
KCNH5KCNC1P48547412
KCNH5KCNT1Q5JUK3406
KCNH5KCNQ5Q9NR82404
KCNH5KCNQ1P51787397
KCNH5KCNA10Q16322391

IntAct

Human interaction partners of KCNH5 in IntAct, one row per partner (best MIscore; records = supporting IntAct interaction records).

1 partners by confidence:

PartnerInteraction typeMIscoreRecords
HNRNPLphysical association0.4001

BioGRID (10 interactions; top human partners by supporting records): TUBA1B (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), CSK (Synthetic Lethality), HSPA8 (Affinity Capture-MS), KCNH4 (Negative Genetic), MBP (Affinity Capture-MS), PARP4 (Proximity Label-MS), RNF8 (Proximity Label-MS), TUBB (Affinity Capture-MS), TUBB4B (Affinity Capture-MS)

Protein complexes (CORUM) (1)

Experimentally-characterized complexes this protein is a subunit of (★ = the complex contains a known drug target).

1 complexes by size:

ComplexSubunitsMembers
★ KCNH5 homotetramer1KCNH5

Disease & clinical

Genetic variants

Variant evidence for KCNH5: 884 ClinVar records (12 pathogenic / likely pathogenic); 9 GWAS associations. Per-variant detail is on Sugi Variant.

ClinVar

884 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic6
Likely pathogenic6
Uncertain significance444
Likely benign339
Benign49

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (12)

Showing all 12 pathogenic / likely-pathogenic ClinVar records, ranked by ClinVar review status (expert panel → multiple submitters → single submitter), then by number of submitting labs.

Variant IDHGVSClassificationReviewSubmitters
100784NM_139318.5(KCNH5):c.980G>A (p.Arg327His)Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts10
1042182NM_139318.5(KCNH5):c.998G>A (p.Arg333His)Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts6
1488521NM_139318.5(KCNH5):c.979C>T (p.Arg327Cys)Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts2
2713328NM_139318.5(KCNH5):c.908A>G (p.Tyr303Cys)Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
2583163NM_139318.5(KCNH5):c.1382C>A (p.Ala461Glu)Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
2835906NM_139318.5(KCNH5):c.979C>A (p.Arg327Ser)Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
4041567NM_139318.5(KCNH5):c.998G>T (p.Arg333Leu)Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
4278299NM_139318.5(KCNH5):c.1679G>A (p.Arg560His)Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
4833037NM_139318.5(KCNH5):c.388G>C (p.Asp130His)Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
2583108NM_139318.5(KCNH5):c.2020-4A>GPathogenicno assertion criteria provided1
2583110NM_139318.5(KCNH5):c.1402A>C (p.Thr468Pro)Pathogenicno assertion criteria provided1
2583111NM_139318.5(KCNH5):c.1412T>C (p.Phe471Ser)Pathogenicno assertion criteria provided1

Per-variant reference — Sugi Variant

Explore KCNH5’s pathogenic and likely-pathogenic variants individually — each with its ClinVar classification and conditions, applied ACMG criteria (ClinGen expert panel, where curated), the calibrated in-silico predictors (AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt, conservation), gnomAD frequency, and the predictor-disagreement QC signal — on Sugi Variant.

SpliceAI

Top 10 splice-impact sites by Δscore (adjacent positions with the same effect merged into one range; 48 predictions of 1,472):

Position(s)EffectΔscoreSites
14:62779726–62779727donor_loss1.00005
14:62849651–62849652donor_loss1.00004
14:62987070–62987071donor_loss1.00005
14:62987188–62987189acceptor_gain1.00002
14:63001329–63001330donor_loss1.00005
14:63001460–63001461acceptor_loss1.00006
14:63006364–63006365donor_loss1.00005
14:63006473–63006474acceptor_loss1.00006
14:63016829–63016830donor_loss1.00004
14:63016955–63016956acceptor_loss1.00006

AlphaMissense

3,712 missense substitutions predicted likely pathogenic (of 6,534 scored), across 730 residues. Top 20 hotspot residues, ranked by the number of likely-pathogenic substitutions (of those reachable by a single-nucleotide change), then by mean score:

ResidueLikely-pathogenic substitutionsMean am_pathogenicityMax am_pathogenicity
M5990.9760.999
M45390.9740.999
M53290.9460.999
D26181.0001.000
D29681.0001.000
N1380.9991.000
D21880.9991.000
D25580.9991.000
F25880.9991.000
F55180.9991.000
D25180.9980.999
D30480.9980.999
F46480.9981.000
D50780.9981.000
D53580.9981.000
D61180.9981.000
F26680.9971.000
H36180.9970.999
D53180.9970.999
D57580.9971.000

HPA cancer prognostics

RNA cancer specificity: Not detected

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:605716 | disease phenotypes: MIM:620537, MIM:618416

GenCC curated gene-disease

1 curated gene-disease records:

DiseaseClassificationInheritanceRecords
developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 112StrongAutosomal dominant2

ClinGen Gene-Disease Validity

Expert-panel classifications — Definitive > Strong > Moderate > Limited > Disputed > Refuted.

1 validity classifications:

DiseaseClassificationInheritance
neonatal/infantile epilepsy syndromeDefinitiveAD

Genomics England panels (PanelApp)

Clinical diagnostic gene panels including this gene (7 panels, 7 green/diagnostic-grade). Confidence: green = diagnostic, amber = moderate.

7 panels:

PanelRating
DDG2Pgreen
Early onset or syndromic epilepsygreen
Hypotonic infantgreen
Intellectual disabilitygreen
Leukodystrophy, childhood onsetgreen
Paediatric disordersgreen
Unexplained death in infancy and sudden unexplained death in childhoodgreen

Mondo (3): early-infantile DEE (MONDO:0800491), developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 112 (MONDO:0957812), metabolic crises, recurrent, with variable encephalomyopathic features and neurologic regression (MONDO:0032736)

Orphanet (2): Early infantile developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (Orphanet:1934), Early myoclonic encephalopathy (Orphanet:1935)

HPO phenotypes

showing 60 of 73 phenotypes (HPO-id order):

HPOTerm
HP:0000006Autosomal dominant inheritance
HP:0000158Macroglossia
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0000348High forehead
HP:0000494Downslanted palpebral fissures
HP:0000504Abnormality of vision
HP:0000508Ptosis
HP:0000546Retinal degeneration
HP:0000639Nystagmus
HP:0000648Optic atrophy
HP:0000668Hypodontia
HP:0000708Atypical behavior
HP:0000717Autism
HP:0000729Autistic behavior
HP:0000750Delayed speech and language development
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0001257Spasticity
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0001265Hyporeflexia
HP:0001268Mental deterioration
HP:0001270Motor delay
HP:0001273Abnormal corpus callosum morphology
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0001290Generalized hypotonia
HP:0001298Encephalopathy
HP:0001315Diminished deep tendon reflex
HP:0001336Myoclonus
HP:0001337Tremor
HP:0001508Failure to thrive
HP:0001558Decreased fetal movement
HP:0002020Gastroesophageal reflux
HP:0002059Cerebral atrophy
HP:0002063Rigidity
HP:0002069Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
HP:0002121Generalized non-motor (absence) seizure
HP:0002133Status epilepticus
HP:0002188Delayed CNS myelination
HP:0002317Unsteady gait
HP:0002376Developmental regression
HP:0002421Poor head control
HP:0002509Limb hypertonia
HP:0002521Hypsarrhythmia
HP:0003584Late onset
HP:0003593Infantile onset
HP:0003623Neonatal onset
HP:0004305Involuntary movements
HP:0004322Short stature
HP:0006813Focal hemiclonic seizure
HP:0007018Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
HP:0007099Chiari type I malformation
HP:0007334Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure with focal onset
HP:0007359Focal-onset seizure
HP:0010844EEG with multifocal slow activity
HP:0011153Focal motor seizure
HP:0011167Focal tonic seizure
HP:0011443Abnormality of coordination
HP:0011463Childhood onset

GWAS associations

9 associations:

StudyTraitp-value
GCST002652_11Cotinine glucuronidation2e-9
GCST012490_514Femur bone mineral density x serum urate levels interaction4e-9
GCST005316_490Intelligence (MTAG)5e-8
GCST002301_4Body mass index5e-7
GCST001521_31Subcutaneous adipose tissue2e-6
GCST001850_4Major depressive disorder4e-6
GCST009391_1600Metabolite levels4e-6
GCST002347_2Response to protease inhibitor treatment in hepatitis c (bilirubin toxicity)6e-6
GCST006914_1Sleep duration9e-6

EFO canonical traits (from GWAS)

7 canonical traits:

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0004340body mass index
EFO:0004570bilirubin measurement
EFO:0005657response to protease inhibitor
EFO:0006508cotinine glucuronidation measurement
EFO:0004337intelligence
EFO:0008534tryptophan measurement
EFO:0004531urate measurement

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (1): CHEMBL2362996 (PROTEIN FAMILY)

PharmGKB: 1 entry (CPIC guideline: no)

GtoPdb / IUPHAR curated pharmacology

(IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology — expert-curated)

Target class: vgic — Voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv)

Most potent curated ligand interactions (2 total), top 2:

LigandActionAffinityParameter
LY97241Pore blocker5.8pIC50
quinidinePore blocker3.8pIC50

ChEMBL bioactivities

2 potent at pChembl≥5 of 2 total, top 2 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
9.82Ki0.15nMCHEMBL5722941
9.74IC500.18nMCHEMBL5722941

PubChem BioAssay actives

2 with measured affinity, of 34 total; 1 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
3-[(1R,2aS,4S,5aS,8aS,10S,11aR,14aS,16S,17aS,19S,20aS,22S,23aS,25S,26aS,28S,29aS,31R,32aS,35aS,36R,38aS,39S,41aS,42S,44aS,45S,48R,50aS,51S,53aS,54S,56aS,57S,59aS,60S,63S,66S,69S,72S,75S,78S,87R,93S,96S,99S)-17a,20a,23a,53a,63-pentakis(4-aminobutyl)-31-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-6-amino-2-[[(2S)-5-carbamimidamido-2-[[(2S)-5-carbamimidamido-2-[[(2S)-1-[(2S)-5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]pentanoyl]amino]pentanoyl]amino]hexanoyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoyl]amino]-16,29a,72,78-tetrakis(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-14a,26a-bis(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-2a,38a,66-tribenzyl-28,50a,57-tris[(2S)-butan-2-yl]-4,5a,19,42,45,69-hexakis(3-carbamimidamidopropyl)-51,54-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-56a,99-bis(carboxymethyl)-36-[[(2S,3S)-1-(carboxymethylamino)-3-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]carbamoyl]-39,60-bis[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-75,93-bis(hydroxymethyl)-32a,35a,59a-tris[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-22-(1H-imidazol-4-ylmethyl)-96-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-41a-methyl-25-(2-methylpropyl)-1a,3,4a,6,7a,9,10a,13a,15,16a,18,19a,21,22a,24,25a,27,28a,30,31a,34a,37a,38,40a,41,43a,44,47,49a,50,52a,53,55a,56,58a,59,61a,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98-pentacontaoxo-33,34,63a,64a,67a,68a-hexathia-a,2,3a,5,6a,8,9a,12a,14,15a,17,18a,20,21a,23,24a,26,27a,29,30a,33a,36a,37,39a,40,42a,43,46,48a,49,51a,52,54a,55,57a,58,60a,61,64,67,70,73,76,79,82,85,88,91,94,97-pentacontazapentacyclo[85.74.4.448,111.010,14.0144,148]nonahexacontahectan-8a-yl]propanoic acid2198828: Binding affinity to KV channel (unknown origin) assessed as inhibition constantki0.0001uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

20 total (human), top 20 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Valproic Acidaffects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases expression4
Panobinostataffects cotreatment, decreases expression2
Benzo(a)pyreneaffects methylation, increases expression, increases methylation2
Phenylmercuric Acetateaffects cotreatment, decreases expression2
afuresertibdecreases expression1
methyleugenoldecreases expression1
potassium perchlorateincreases expression1
trichostatin Adecreases expression, increases expression1
arsenitedecreases reaction, affects binding1
sulforaphanedecreases expression1
CGP 52608affects binding, increases reaction1
4-(5-benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl-4-pyridin-2-yl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzamideaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
quinocetoneincreases expression1
dorsomorphinaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
licochalcone Bdecreases expression1
Resveratrolaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Acetaminophendecreases expression1
Copperaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Malathionincreases expression1
Tretinoindecreases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

21 unique, capped per target: 20 binding, 1 toxicity

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL1787442BindingInhibition of human recombinant Kv channel at 10 uM by radioligand binding assayStructure-activity relationships of pyrrole based S-nitrosoglutathione reductase inhibitors: pyrrole regioisomers and propionic acid replacement. — *Bioorg Med Chem Lett*
CHEMBL5522525ToxicityInhibition of human K+ channel by automated electrophysiologyDiscovery of Clinical Candidate AZD5462, a Selective Oral Allosteric RXFP1 Agonist for Treatment of Heart Failure. — *J Med Chem*

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

Via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

25 trials:

NCTPhaseStatusTitle
NCT03347526Phase 3SUSPENDEDA Novel Approach to Infantile Spasms
NCT03421496Phase 3TERMINATEDA Study to Assess Cannabidiol Oral Solution With Vigabatrin as Initial Therapy in Participants With Infantile Spasms
NCT06719141Phase 3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGA Study to Investigate LP352 in Children and Adults With Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEE)
NCT06908226Phase 3ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONA Study to Investigate LP352 in Children and Adults With Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy (DEE)
NCT07723976Phase 3NOT_YET_RECRUITINGA Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CBD-OS in Participants With DEE
NCT04289467Phase 2RECRUITINGTreatment of Refractory Infantile Spasms With Fenfluramine
NCT05626634Phase 2COMPLETEDOpen-label, Long-term Safety Study of LP352 in Subjects With Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy
NCT04727970Phase 1COMPLETEDTricaprilin Infantile Spasms Pilot Study
NCT06700811Phase 1RECRUITINGKetogenic Diet for Prevention of Epileptic Spasms in Infantile Onset Genetic Epilepsies
NCT03876444Phase 2/3UNKNOWNIntravenous Methylprednisolone Versus Oral Prednisolone for Infantile Spasms
NCT05279118Phase 2/3UNKNOWNKetogenic Diet vs ACTH for the Treatment of Children With West Syndrome
NCT05364021Phase 1/2COMPLETEDStudy to Investigate LP352 in Subjects With Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies
NCT06983158Phase 1/2TERMINATEDA Clinical Trial of CAP-002 Gene Therapy in Pediatric Patients With Syntaxin-Binding Protein 1 (STXBP1) Encephalopathy
NCT04937062Early Phase 1ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPhenylbutyrate for Monogenetic Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy
NCT04302116Not specifiedRECRUITINGVigabatrin With High Dose Prednisolone Combination Therapy vs Vigabatrin Alone for Infantile Spasm
NCT05538936Not specifiedCOMPLETEDThe Effect of Spa and Massage on Babies on Colic Symptoms
NCT06149663Not specifiedAVAILABLEIntermediate-Size Expanded Access Protocol (EAP) for LP352
NCT06266234Not specifiedRECRUITINGCharacterization by Automated System on Infantile Spasmes
NCT06380192Not specifiedRECRUITINGDevelopmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy of Genetic Etiology: Natural History Through Reuse of Clinical Data
NCT07396883Not specifiedNOT_YET_RECRUITINGDevelopmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies Diagnosed Via Long-read Genome Sequencing
NCT07413211Not specifiedRECRUITINGGenetic Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy Natural History Study for Clinical Trial Readiness
NCT07585643Not specifiedNOT_YET_RECRUITINGIBIS - Investigating Reliability of BIS and SEDLINE Monitoring in Children With Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEE).
NCT00006191Not specifiedCOMPLETEDEffect of Levetiracetam on Brain Excitability
NCT02960347Not specifiedCOMPLETEDExamining the Efficacy of tDCS in the Attenuation of Epileptic Paroxysmal Discharges and Clinical Seizures
NCT06938542Not specifiedENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONPalliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families