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NamePotassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 3
Synonyms
  • KQT-like 3
  • Potassium channel subunit alpha KvLQT3
  • Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv7.3
Gene NameKCNQ3
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0004710|Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 3
MGLKARRAAGAAGGGGDGGGGGGGAANPAGGDAAAAGDEERKVGLAPGDVEQVTLALGAG
ADKDGTLLLEGGGRDEGQRRTPQGIGLLAKTPLSRPVKRNNAKYRRIQTLIYDALERPRG
WALLYHALVFLIVLGCLILAVLTTFKEYETVSGDWLLLLETFAIFIFGAEFALRIWAAGC
CCRYKGWRGRLKFARKPLCMLDIFVLIASVPVVAVGNQGNVLATSLRSLRFLQILRMLRM
DRRGGTWKLLGSAICAHSKELITAWYIGFLTLILSSFLVYLVEKDVPEVDAQGEEMKEEF
ETYADALWWGLITLATIGYGDKTPKTWEGRLIAATFSLIGVSFFALPAGILGSGLALKVQ
EQHRQKHFEKRRKPAAELIQAAWRYYATNPNRIDLVATWRFYESVVSFPFFRKEQLEAAS
SQKLGLLDRVRLSNPRGSNTKGKLFTPLNVDAIEESPSKEPKPVGLNNKERFRTAFRMKA
YAFWQSSEDAGTGDPMAEDRGYGNDFPIEDMIPTLKAAIRAVRILQFRLYKKKFKETLRP
YDVKDVIEQYSAGHLDMLSRIKYLQTRIDMIFTPGPPSTPKHKKSQKGSAFTFPSQQSPR
NEPYVARPSTSEIEDQSMMGKFVKVERQVQDMGKKLDFLVDMHMQHMERLQVQVTEYYPT
KGTSSPAEAEKKEDNRYSDLKTIICNYSETGPPEPPYSFHQVTIDKVSPYGFFAHDPVNL
PRGGPSSGKVQATPPSSATTYVERPTVLPILTLLDSRVSCHSQADLQGPYSDRISPRQRR
SITRDSDTPLSLMSVNHEELERSPSGFSISQDRDDYVFGPNGGSSWMREKRYLAEGETDT
DTDPFTPSGSMPLSSTGDGISDSVWTPSNKPI
Number of residues872
Molecular Weight96741.515
Theoretical pI9.2
GO Classification
Functions
  • delayed rectifier potassium channel activity
  • voltage-gated potassium channel activity
  • potassium channel activity
Processes
  • axon guidance
  • potassium ion transmembrane transport
  • membrane hyperpolarization
  • oligodendrocyte development
  • potassium ion transport
  • cellular response to ammonium ion
  • ganglion development
  • synaptic transmission
Components
  • cell surface
  • integral component of membrane
  • dendrite
  • membrane raft
  • neuronal cell body
  • axon initial segment
  • node of Ranvier
  • plasma membrane
  • voltage-gated potassium channel complex
General FunctionVoltage-gated potassium channel activity
Specific FunctionProbably important in the regulation of neuronal excitability. Associates with KCNQ2 or KCNQ5 to form a potassium channel with essentially identical properties to the channel underlying the native M-current, a slowly activating and deactivating potassium conductance which plays a critical role in determining the subthreshold electrical excitability of neurons as well as the responsiveness to synaptic inputs.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions122-142 153-173 197-217 226-247 262-282 331-351
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDO43525
UniProtKB Entry NameKCNQ3_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMembrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016778|Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 3 (KCNQ3)
ATGAAGCCTGCAGAACACGCCACGATGTTCCTGATTGTCCTGGGGTGCTTGATTCTGGCT
GTCCTGACCACATTCAAGGAGTATGAGACTGTCTCGGGAGACTGGCTTCTGTTACTGGAG
ACATTTGCTATTTTCATCTTTGGAGCCGAGTTTGCTTTGAGGATCTGGGCTGCTGGATGT
TGCTGCCGATACAAAGGCTGGCGGGGCCGACTGAAGTTTGCCAGGAAGCCCCTGTGCATG
TTGGACATCTTTGTGCTGATTGCCTCTGTGCCAGTGGTTGCTGTGGGAAACCAAGGCAAT
GTTCTGGCCACCTCCCTGCGAAGCCTGCGCTTCCTGCAGATCCTGCGCATGCTGCGGATG
GACCGGAGAGGTGGCACCTGGAAGCTTCTGGGCTCAGCCATCTGTGCCCACAGCAAAGAA
CTCATCACGGCCTGGTACATCGGTTTCCTGACACTCATCCTTTCTTCATTTCTTGTCTAC
CTGGTTGAGAAAGACGTCCCAGAGGTGGATGCACAAGGAGAGGAGATGAAAGAGGAGTTT
GAGACCTATGCAGATGCCCTGTGGTGGGGCCTGATCACACTGGCCACCATTGGCTATGGA
GACAAGACACCCAAAACGTGGGAAGGCCGTCTGATTGCCGCCACCTTTTCCTTAATTGGC
GTCTCCTTTTTTGCCCTTCCAGCGGGCATCCTGGGGTCCGGGCTGGCCCTCAAGGTGCAG
GAGCAACACCGTCAGAAGCACTTTGAGAAAAGGAGGAAGCCAGCTGCTGAGCTCATTCAG
GCTGCCTGGAGGTATTATGCTACCAACCCCAACAGGATTGACCTGGTGGCGACATGGAGA
TTTTATGAATCAGTCGTCTCTTTTCCTTTCTTCAGGAAAGAACAGCTGGAGGCAGCATCC
AGCCAAAAGCTGGGTCTCTTGGATCGGGTTCGCCTTTCTAATCCTCGTGGTAGCAATACT
AAAGGAAAGCTATTTACCCCTCTGAATGTAGATGCCATAGAAGAAAGTCCTTCTAAAGAA
CCAAAGCCTGTTGGCTTAAACAATAAAGAGCGTTTCCGCACGGCCTTCCGCATGAAAGCC
TACGCTTTCTGGCAGAGTTCTGAAGATGCCGGGACAGGTGACCCCATGGCGGAAGACAGG
GGCTATGGGAATGACTTCCCCATCGAAGACATGATCCCCACCCTGAAGGCCGCCATCCGA
GCCGTCAGAATTCTACAATTCCGTCTCTATAAAAAAAAATTCAAGGAGACTTTGAGGCCT
TACGATGTGAAGGATGTGATTGAGCAGTATTCTGCCGGGCATCTCGACATGCTTTCCAGG
ATAAAGTACCTTCAGACGAGAATAGATATGATTTTCACCCCTGGACCTCCCTCCACGCCA
AAACACAAGAAGTCTCAGAAAGGGTCAGCATTCACCTTCCCATCCCAGCAATCTCCCAGG
AATGAACCATATGTAGCCAGACCATCCACATCAGAAATCGAAGACCAAAGCATGATGGGG
AAGTTTGTAAAAGTTGAAAGACAGGTTCAGGACATGGGGAAGAAGCTGGACTTCCTCGTG
GATATGCACATGCAACACATGGAACGGTTGCAGGTGCAGGTCACGGAGTATTACCCAACC
AAGGGCACCTCCTCGCCAGCTGAAGCAGAGAAGAAGGAGGACAACAGGTATTCCGATTTG
AAAACCATCATCTGCAACTATTCTGAGACAGGCCCCCCGGAACCACCCTACAGCTTCCAC
CAGGTGACCATTGACAAAGTCAGCCCCTATGGGTTTTTTGCACATGACCCTGTGAACCTG
CCCCGAGGGGGACCCAGTTCTGGAAAGGTTCAGGCAACTCCTCCTTCCTCAGCAACAACG
TATGTGGAGAGGCCCACGGTCCTGCCTATCTTGACTCTTCTCGACTCCCGAGTGAGCTGC
CACTCCCAGGCTGACCTGCAGGGCCCCTACTCGGACCGAATCTCCCCCCGGCAGAGACGT
AGCATCACGCGAGACAGTGACACACCTCTGTCCCTGATGTCGGTCAACCACGAGGAGCTG
GAGAGGTCTCCAAGTGGCTTCAGCATCTCCCAGGACAGAGATGATTATGTGTTCGGCCCC
AATGGGGGGTCGAGCTGGATGAGGGAGAAGCGGTACCTCGCCGAGGGTGAGACGGACACA
GACACGGACCCCTTCACGCCCAGCGGCTCCATGCCTCTGTCGTCCACAGGGGATGGGATT
TCTGATTCAGTATGGACCCCTTCCAATAAGCCCATTTAA
GenBank Gene IDAF071491
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDKCNQ3
HGNC IDHGNC:6297
Chromosome Location8
Locus8q24
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