Species Human Entrez 3765 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000162728 | |
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Aliases KCNJ9, GIRK3, KIR3.3, potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily J member 9 External IDs MGI: 108007 HomoloGene: 37989 GeneCards: KCNJ9 | ||
G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNJ9 gene.
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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 associates with another G-protein-activated potassium channel to form a heteromultimeric pore-forming complex.
Interactions
KCNJ9 has been shown to interact with KCNJ6.
References
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