Epileptic encephalopathy-related Kv2.1 mutants impair clustering but not neuronal excitability.
The voltage-gated potassium channel Kv2.1, encoded by the epileptic encephalopathy-associated gene KCNB1, is a primary driver of delayed-rectifier K+ currents in neurons. These currents contribute to high-frequency firing by preventing depolarization block due to Na+ channel inactivation. Wild-type (WT) channels are lo...