KCNH2
potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 | HERG, Kv11.1, erg1, LQT2

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]

Biological processes 61 terms
cardiac muscle contraction (GO:0060048)cell surface (GO:0009986)cellular response to xenobiotic stimulus (GO:0071466)delayed rectifier potassium channel activity (GO:0005251)delayed rectifier potassium channel activity (GO:0005251)identical protein binding (GO:0042802)inward rectifier potassium channel activity (GO:0005242)inward rectifier potassium channel activity (GO:0005242)inward rectifier potassium channel activity (GO:0005242)inward rectifier potassium channel activity (GO:0005242)inward rectifier potassium channel complex (GO:1902937)membrane (GO:0016020)membrane depolarization during action potential (GO:0086010)membrane repolarization (GO:0086009)membrane repolarization during action potential (GO:0086011)membrane repolarization during cardiac muscle cell action potential (GO:0086013)membrane repolarization during cardiac muscle cell action potential (GO:0086013)membrane repolarization during ventricular cardiac muscle cell action potential (GO:0098915)monoatomic cation transmembrane transport (GO:0098655)monoatomic ion channel activity (GO:0005216)monoatomic ion transport (GO:0006811)negative regulation of potassium ion export across plasma membrane (GO:1903765)negative regulation of potassium ion transmembrane transport (GO:1901380)perinuclear region of cytoplasm (GO:0048471)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045893)positive regulation of potassium ion transmembrane transport (GO:1901381)potassium ion export across plasma membrane (GO:0097623)potassium ion export across plasma membrane (GO:0097623)potassium ion homeostasis (GO:0055075)potassium ion import across plasma membrane (GO:1990573)potassium ion transmembrane transport (GO:0071805)potassium ion transmembrane transport (GO:0071805)potassium ion transmembrane transport (GO:0071805)potassium ion transport (GO:0006813)potassium ion transport (GO:0006813)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein homodimerization activity (GO:0042803)regulation of heart rate by cardiac conduction (GO:0086091)regulation of heart rate by cardiac conduction (GO:0086091)regulation of heart rate by cardiac conduction (GO:0086091)regulation of heart rate by hormone (GO:0003064)regulation of membrane potential (GO:0042391)regulation of membrane repolarization (GO:0060306)regulation of potassium ion transmembrane transport (GO:1901379)regulation of ventricular cardiac muscle cell membrane repolarization (GO:0060307)regulation of ventricular cardiac muscle cell membrane repolarization (GO:0060307)scaffold protein binding (GO:0097110)transcription cis-regulatory region binding (GO:0000976)transmembrane transport (GO:0055085)ubiquitin protein ligase binding (GO:0031625)ventricular cardiac muscle cell action potential (GO:0086005)voltage-gated potassium channel activity (GO:0005249)voltage-gated potassium channel activity (GO:0005249)voltage-gated potassium channel activity involved in ventricular cardiac muscle cell action potential repolarization (GO:1902282)voltage-gated potassium channel complex (GO:0008076)voltage-gated potassium channel complex (GO:0008076)
Expression (TPM)
KCNH2 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating KCNH2 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for KCNH2. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = KCNH2 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to KCNH2

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of KCNH2, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr7:150,401,607–150,402,937 576.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 307
chr7:150,404,616–150,406,417 572.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 952
chr7:150,876,795–150,877,753 101.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 396
chr7:150,973,967–150,975,352 3.0 kb Proximal (<10kb) 572
chr7:150,977,414–150,979,693 938 bp At TSS Multiome 629
chr7:150,983,996–150,984,172 5.7 kb Proximal (<10kb) 298
chr7:150,986,103–150,986,350 7.8 kb Proximal (<10kb) 230
chr7:150,988,543–150,989,168 10.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 348
chr7:151,007,679–151,009,192 30.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 693
chr7:151,012,895–151,014,461 35.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 414
chr7:151,017,863–151,019,302 40.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 677
chr7:151,026,724–151,029,117 50.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1003
chr7:151,050,894–151,051,476 72.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 289
chr7:151,057,294–151,063,500 84.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1138
chr7:151,080,217–151,081,897 102.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 909
chr7:151,083,053–151,083,998 105.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 581
chr7:151,085,505–151,086,758 107.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 774
chr7:151,114,416–151,115,951 137.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 279
chr7:151,123,775–151,124,402 145.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 399
chr7:151,125,352–151,126,446 147.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 283
chr7:151,166,900–151,168,657 190.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 533
chr7:151,226,743–151,227,948 249.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 820
chr7:151,232,039–151,233,087 254.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 692
chr7:151,244,849–151,245,940 267.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 325
chr7:151,247,809–151,249,951 270.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 522
chr7:151,251,506–151,252,414 273.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 448
chr7:151,276,919–151,277,487 298.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 367

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the KCNH2 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr7:150,391,607 – 151,287,487
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq