KCNJ5

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KCNJ5
Identifiers
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000890
NM_001354169

NM_010605

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000881
NP_001341098

NP_034735

Location (UCSC)Chr 11: 128.89 – 128.92 MbChr 9: 32.23 – 32.26 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 4 (GIRK-4) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNJ5 gene and is a type of G protein-gated ion channel.[5][6]

Function

Potassium channels are present in most mammalian cells, where they participate in a wide range of physiologic responses. The protein encoded by this gene is an integral membrane protein and inward-rectifier type potassium channel. The encoded protein, which has a greater tendency to allow potassium to flow into a cell rather than out of a cell, is controlled by G-proteins. It may associate with other G-protein-activated potassium channel subunits to form a heterotetrameric pore-forming complex.[6]

In humans KCNJ5 is mainly expressed in adrenal gland and pituitary, although it is also detected at low levels in pancreas, spleen, lung, heart and brain.[7] Consistent with this expression pattern, mutations in KCNJ5/Kir3.4 can cause familial hyperaldosteronism type III and a type of long QT syndrome.[8]

Interactions

KCNJ5 has been shown to

interact with KCNJ3.[9][10]

See also

  • G protein-coupled inwardly-rectifying potassium channel
  • Inward-rectifier potassium ion channel

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000120457Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000032034Ensembl, 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. S2CID 11588492
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  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: KCNJ5 potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 5".
  7. ^ "Gtexportal". GETEX portal.
  8. ^ Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM): potassium channel, inwardly rectifying, subfamily j, member 5; KCNJ5 - 600734
  9. S2CID 44072628
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  10. .

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