Lever 2 — increase the outward K⁺ current
Lever 2 — increase the outward K⁺ current. Lever 2 increases the outward K⁺ (M-current) brake, hyperpolarising the neuron and restoring its OFF basin. The K_V7 family is the template (a clinically realised opener arm). The promoter reads place each gene on the threshold scale; direction is cited Layer-2 biology, reads are [V], clinical magnitudes are [O].
This lever groups the targets whose promoter reads place them in the lever 2 — increase the outward k⁺ current. Each target keeps its own page with its read, grades, citation, and firewall; the lever direction is cited Layer-2 biology, the reads are [V], and all clinical magnitudes are [O].
What this lever does
Lever 2 increases the outward K⁺ (M-current) brake, hyperpolarising the neuron and restoring its OFF basin. The K_V7 family is the template (a clinically realised opener arm). The promoter reads place each gene on the threshold scale; direction is cited Layer-2 biology, reads are [V], clinical magnitudes are [O].
Targets in this lever
Each row links to that target's own self-contained page (its read, grades, citation, and firewall).
| gene | channel / protein | γ | |hsp| | selectivity (cited) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCNQ2 | KV7.2 | γ 1.5768 | |hsp| 0.762102 | M-current; retigabine/flupirtine template (clinical caveats on those molecules) |
| KCNQ5 | KV7.5 | γ 1.5307 | |hsp| 0.728926 | DRG/peripheral M-current component |
| KCNQ3 | KV7.3 | γ 1.498 | |hsp| 0.705693 | M-current partner of K_V7.2 |