KCNE2
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily E member 2 (KCNE2), also known as MinK-related peptide 1 (MiRP1), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNE2 gene on chromosome 21.[5][6] MiRP1 is a voltage-gated potassium channel accessory subunit (beta subunit) associated with Long QT syndrome.[5] It is ubiquitously expressed in many tissues and cell types.[7] Because of this and its ability to regulate multiple different ion channels, KCNE2 exerts considerable influence on a number of cell types and tissues.[5][8] Human KCNE2 is a member of the five-strong family of human KCNE genes. KCNE proteins contain a single membrane-spanning region, extracellular N-terminal and intracellular C-terminal. KCNE proteins have been widely studied for their roles in the heart and in genetic predisposition to inherited cardiac arrhythmias. The KCNE2 gene also contains one of 27 SNPs associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease.[9] More recently, roles for KCNE proteins in a variety of non-cardiac tissues have also been explored.