KCNJ4

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KCNJ4
Available structures
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_152868
NM_004981

NM_008427

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004972
NP_690607

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 22: 38.43 – 38.46 MbChr 15: 79.37 – 79.39 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 4, also known as KCNJ4 or Kir2.3, is a human gene.[5]

Function

Several different potassium channels are known to be involved with electrical signaling in the nervous system. One class is activated by depolarization whereas a second class is not. The latter are referred to as inwardly rectifying K+ channels, and they have a greater tendency to allow potassium to flow into the cell rather than out of it. This asymmetry in potassium ion conductance plays a key role in the excitability of muscle cells and neurons. The protein encoded by this gene is an integral membrane protein and member of the inward rectifier potassium channel family. The encoded protein has a small unitary conductance compared to other members of this protein family. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.[5]

Interactions

KCNJ4 has been shown to

interact
with:

See also

  • Inward-rectifier potassium ion channel

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000168135Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000044216Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: KCNJ4 potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 4".
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