Kvlqt1

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Kv7.1 (KvLQT1) is a potassium channel protein coded for by the gene KCNQ1 Kv7.1 is present in the cell membranes of cardiac muscle tissue and in inner ear neurons among other tissues. In the cardiac cells, Kv7.1 mediates the IKs (or slow delayed rectifying K+) current that contributes to the repolarization of the cell, terminating the cardiac action potential and thereby the heart's contraction.