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KCNJ8

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Species
  
Human

Entrez
  
3764

Human
  
Mouse

Ensembl
  
ENSG00000121361

KCNJ8

Aliases
  
KCNJ8, KIR6.1, uKATP-1, potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily J member 8

External IDs
  
MGI: 1100508 HomoloGene: 3654 GeneCards: KCNJ8

Potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 8, also known as KCNJ8, is a human gene encoding the Kir6.1 protein. A mutation in KCNJ8 has been associated with cardiac arrest in the early repolarization syndrome.

Potassium channels are present in most mammalian cells, where they participate in a wide range of physiologic responses. Kir6.1 is an integral membrane protein and inward-rectifier type potassium channel. Kir6.1, which has a greater tendency to allow potassium to flow into a cell rather than out of a cell, is controlled by G-proteins.

References

KCNJ8 Wikipedia