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KCNH2 potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 3757, updated on 19-Sep-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
KCNH2provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:6251
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000055118 MIM:152427; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6251
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
ERG1; HERG; LQT2; SQT1; ERG-1; H-ERG; HERG1; Kv11.1
Summary
This gene encodes a component of a voltage-activated potassium channel found in cardiac muscle, nerve cells, and microglia. Four copies of this protein interact with one copy of the KCNE2 protein to form a functional potassium channel. Mutations in this gene can cause long QT syndrome type 2 (LQT2). Transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, May 2022]
Expression
Broad expression in bone marrow (RPKM 13.5), testis (RPKM 10.7) and 14 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

See KCNH2 in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
7q36.1
Exon count:
20
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 7 NC_000007.14 (150944961..150978321, complement)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 7 NC_060931.1 (152117824..152151201, complement)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 7 NC_000007.13 (150642049..150675409, complement)

Chromosome 7 - NC_000007.14Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC105375567 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124901775 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150549187-150549758 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150553923-150554766 Neighboring gene amine oxidase copper containing 1 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 11983 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150607062-150607562 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150642260-150643002 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150643003-150643744 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150645973-150646713 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150651428-150652026 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150654831-150655332 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150658991-150659600 Neighboring gene VISTA enhancer hs2192 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150669129-150669642 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18785 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18786 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18787 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124901776 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150672781-150673707 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18788 Neighboring gene NOS3 5' regulatory region Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr7:150697314-150697476 Neighboring gene CDK7 strongly-dependent group 2 enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150698330-150699529 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150703744-150704324 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150704325-150704905 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 26844 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150710378-150711069 Neighboring gene nitric oxide synthase 3 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18790 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124901777 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150722492-150723096 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150723702-150724305 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:150724306-150724910 Neighboring gene autophagy related 9B

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Phenotypes

Professional guidelines

Description
Professional guideline
ACMG 2013

The ACMG recommends that laboratories performing clinical sequencing seek and report mutations in KCNH2 that are pathogenic or expected to be pathogenic.

GuidelinePubMed

Associated conditions

Description Tests
Long QT syndrome
MedGen: C0023976 GeneReviews: Long QT Syndrome Overview
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Long QT syndrome 2
MedGen: C3150943 OMIM: 613688 GeneReviews: Long QT Syndrome Overview
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Short QT syndrome type 1
MedGen: C1865020 OMIM: 609620 GeneReviews: Not available
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Copy number response

Description
Copy number response
Triplosensitivity

No evidence available (Last evaluated 2020-02-26)

ClinGen Genome Curation Page
Haploinsufficency

Sufficient evidence for dosage pathogenicity (Last evaluated 2020-02-26)

ClinGen Genome Curation PagePubMed

EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Common variants at ten loci influence QT interval duration in the QTGEN Study.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Common variants at ten loci modulate the QT interval duration in the QTSCD Study.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genetic association study of QT interval highlights role for calcium signaling pathways in myocardial repolarization.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genetic variation in SCN10A influences cardiac conduction.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Impact of ancestry and common genetic variants on QT interval in African Americans.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Several common variants modulate heart rate, PR interval and QRS duration.
EBI GWAS Catalog

HIV-1 interactions

Protein interactions

Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
Tat tat HIV-1 Tat protein inhibits hERG K(+) currents through the inhibition of hERG protein expression PubMed

Go to the HIV-1, Human Interaction Database

Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in cardiac muscle contraction IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in cellular response to xenobiotic stimulus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in membrane depolarization during action potential IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in membrane repolarization IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in membrane repolarization during action potential IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in membrane repolarization during cardiac muscle cell action potential IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in membrane repolarization during cardiac muscle cell action potential IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in membrane repolarization during ventricular cardiac muscle cell action potential IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of potassium ion export across plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of potassium ion transmembrane transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of potassium ion transmembrane transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in potassium ion export across plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in potassium ion export across plasma membrane IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
PubMed 
involved_in potassium ion homeostasis IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in potassium ion import across plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in potassium ion transmembrane transport IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in potassium ion transmembrane transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in potassium ion transmembrane transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in potassium ion transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of heart rate by cardiac conduction IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of heart rate by cardiac conduction IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of heart rate by cardiac conduction IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of heart rate by hormone TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of membrane potential IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of membrane repolarization IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of potassium ion transmembrane transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of ventricular cardiac muscle cell membrane repolarization IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in regulation of ventricular cardiac muscle cell membrane repolarization IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in ventricular cardiac muscle cell action potential IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cell surface IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
part_of inward rectifier potassium channel complex IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
located_in perinuclear region of cytoplasm IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
is_active_in plasma membrane IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in plasma membrane IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
located_in plasma membrane TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
part_of voltage-gated potassium channel complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
part_of voltage-gated potassium channel complex IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 

General protein information

Preferred Names
potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2
Names
eag homolog
eag-related protein 1
ether-a-go-go-related gene potassium channel 1
ether-a-go-go-related potassium channel protein
ether-a-go-go-related protein 1
human ether-a-go-go-related
long QT syndrome type 2
potassium channel, voltage gated eag related subfamily H, member 2
potassium voltage-gated channel, subfamily H (eag-related), member 2
voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv11.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_008916.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    4613..37971
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics), LRG_288

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_000238.4NP_000229.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform a

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_000229.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) encodes the longest isoform (a).
    Source sequence(s)
    AC011234, AF363636, DQ525913, U04270
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS5910.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A5H1P7, C4PFH9, D3DX04, O75418, O75680, Q12809, Q708S9, Q9BT72, Q9BUT7, Q9H3P0
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A090N8Q0, Q15BH2
    Related
    ENSP00000262186.5, ENST00000262186.10
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    cd00038
    Location:742853
    CAP_ED; effector domain of the CAP family of transcription factors; members include CAP (or cAMP receptor protein (CRP)), which binds cAMP, FNR (fumarate and nitrate reduction), which uses an iron-sulfur cluster to sense oxygen) and CooA, a heme containing CO ...
    pfam00520
    Location:409668
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam13426
    Location:29130
    PAS_9; PAS domain
    pfam15836
    Location:10121113
    SSTK-IP; SSTK-interacting protein, TSSK6-activating co-chaperone protein
  2. NM_001204798.2NP_001191727.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform d

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001191727.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (4) differs in the 5' and 3' UTRs and 5' and 3' coding regions compared to variant 1, resulting in a shorter isoform (d) with different N- and C-termini compared to isoform a.
    Source sequence(s)
    AJ609614, BC001914, BG683210, BQ478289
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q12809
    Related
    ENST00000461280.2
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    smart00100
    Location:402462
    cNMP; Cyclic nucleotide-monophosphate binding domain
    pfam00520
    Location:109328
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam07885
    Location:271325
    Ion_trans_2; Ion channel
  3. NM_001406753.1NP_001393682.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform e

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC006343
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q15BH2
    Related
    ENST00000684241.1
  4. NM_001406755.1NP_001393684.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform f

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC006343, AC011234
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q86U57
    Related
    ENST00000713700.1
  5. NM_001406756.1NP_001393685.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform g

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC006343
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q86U57
  6. NM_001406757.1NP_001393686.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform h

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC006343, AC011234
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q86U57
  7. NM_172056.3NP_742053.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform b

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_742053.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2), also known as HERG-USO, differs in the 3' UTR and 3' coding region compared to variant 1, resulting in a shorter isoform (b) with a different C-terminus compared to isoform a.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC006343, AC011234
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A090N7W1, Q86U57
    Related
    ENST00000532957.5
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    smart00100
    Location:742802
    cNMP; Cyclic nucleotide-monophosphate binding domain
    cd00130
    Location:41132
    PAS; PAS domain; PAS motifs appear in archaea, eubacteria and eukarya. Probably the most surprising identification of a PAS domain was that in EAG-like K+-channels. PAS domains have been found to bind ligands, and to act as sensors for light and oxygen in ...
    pfam00520
    Location:449668
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam07885
    Location:611665
    Ion_trans_2; Ion channel
    pfam13426
    Location:29130
    PAS_9; PAS domain
  8. NM_172057.3NP_742054.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform c

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_742054.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3), also known as HERG1b, differs in the 5' UTR and 5' coding region compared to variant 1, resulting in a shorter isoform (c) with a different N-terminus compared to isoform a.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC006343
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS5911.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A090N7X5
    Related
    ENSP00000328531.4, ENST00000330883.9
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    COG0664
    Location:396516
    Crp; cAMP-binding domain of CRP or a regulatory subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinases [Signal transduction mechanisms]
    cd00038
    Location:402513
    CAP_ED; effector domain of the CAP family of transcription factors; members include CAP (or cAMP receptor protein (CRP)), which binds cAMP, FNR (fumarate and nitrate reduction), which uses an iron-sulfur cluster to sense oxygen) and CooA, a heme containing CO ...
    pfam00520
    Location:109328
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam07885
    Location:271325
    Ion_trans_2; Ion channel
    pfam15836
    Location:672773
    SSTK-IP; SSTK-interacting protein, TSSK6-activating co-chaperone protein

RNA

  1. NR_176254.1 RNA Sequence

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC006343, AC011234
  2. NR_176255.1 RNA Sequence

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC006343

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000007.14 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    150944961..150978321 complement
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_047420348.1XP_047276304.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q15BH2
  2. XM_017012196.2XP_016867685.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform X3

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q15BH2
  3. XM_011516185.3XP_011514487.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform X4

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q15BH2
    Related
    ENSP00000519004.1, ENST00000713701.1
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    COG0664
    Location:636756
    Crp; cAMP-binding domain of CRP or a regulatory subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinases [Signal transduction mechanisms]
    cd00038
    Location:642753
    CAP_ED; effector domain of the CAP family of transcription factors; members include CAP (or cAMP receptor protein (CRP)), which binds cAMP, FNR (fumarate and nitrate reduction), which uses an iron-sulfur cluster to sense oxygen) and CooA, a heme containing CO ...
    pfam00520
    Location:349568
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam07885
    Location:511565
    Ion_trans_2; Ion channel
    pfam15836
    Location:9121013
    SSTK-IP; SSTK-interacting protein, TSSK6-activating co-chaperone protein
  4. XM_017012195.2XP_016867684.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform X2

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q15BH2
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PLN03192
    Location:360797
    PLN03192; Voltage-dependent potassium channel; Provisional
  5. XM_047420349.1XP_047276305.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform X5

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060931.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    152117824..152151201 complement
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054358168.1XP_054214143.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q15BH2
  2. XM_054358170.1XP_054214145.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform X3

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q15BH2
  3. XM_054358171.1XP_054214146.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform X4

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q15BH2
  4. XM_054358169.1XP_054214144.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform X2

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q15BH2
  5. XM_054358172.1XP_054214147.1  potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform X5