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6 TMS voltage-gated K⁺ channel, KCNQ2 or Kv7.2.  Mutations cause benign familial neonatal convulsions (BNFC; epilepsy; Maljevic et al. 2016; Soldovieri et al. 2019).  It forms homotetramers or heterotetramers with KCNQ3/Kv7.3) (Soldovieri et al., 2006; Uehara et al., 2008)). Like all other Kv7.2 channels, it is activated by phosphatidyl inositol-4,5-bisphosphate and hence can be regulated by various neurotransmitters and hormones (Telezhkin et al. 2013).  Gating pore currents that go through the gating pores in TMSs1-4 (the voltage sensor) may give rise to peripheral nerve hyperexcitability (Moreau et al. 2014). Retigabine and ICA73, two anti-epileptic drugs, act via distinct mechanisms due to interactions with specific residues that underlie subtype specificity of KCNQ channel openers (Wang et al. 2016). A  tight spatial and functional relationship between the DAT/GLT-1 transporters and the Kv7.2/7.3 potassium channel immediately readjusts the membrane potential of the neuron, probably to limit the neurotransmitter-mediated neuronal depolarization (Bartolomé-Martín et al. 2019). E-2-dodecenal from cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) is a potent activator and anticonvulsant that binds with an affinity of 60 nM to TMS5 in several KCNQ channels including KCNQ2 and 3 (Manville and Abbott 2019). The activities of Kv7 channels are modulated by polyunsaturated fatty acids (Larsson et al. 2020). Anticancer effects of FS48 from salivary glands of Xenopsylla cheopis via its blockage of voltage-gated K⁺ channels has been demonstrated (Xiong et al. 2023). The drug, ezogabine restoresnormal activity ,decreasing depressive symptoms in major depressive disorder patients (Costi et al. 2021). Both L- and D-isomers of S-nitrosocysteine (CSNO) can bind to the intracellular domain of voltage-gated potassium channels in vitro. CSNO binding inhibits these channels in the carotid body, leading to increased minute ventilation in vivo (Krasinkiewicz et al. 2023).