| Gene Symbol | KCNE5 |
| Full Name | Potassium Voltage-Gated Channel Subfamily E Regulatory Subunit 5 |
| Chromosome | Xq23 |
| Protein Type | Channel |
| Function | is a gene that encodes a regulatory subunit of voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels. |
| Primary Expression | various excitatory and inhibitory neurons - Brain regions: Detected in cortex, hippocampus, cerebellum - Subcellular: Localized to dendritic a |
| Subcellular Localization | dendritic and somatic membranes |
| Molecular Weight | 14 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 144 aa |
| UniProt ID | [Q9NZZ6](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9NZZ6) |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000124145 |
| GeneCards | KCNE5 |
| Human Protein Atlas | KCNE5 |
| Single transmembrane domain | Spans the lipid bilayer |
| N-terminal extracellular domain | Short, with potential glycosylation sites |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
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