Species Human Entrez 3767 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000187486 | |
Aliases KCNJ11, BIR, HHF2, IKATP, KIR6.2, MODY13, PHHI, TNDM3, potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily J member 11 External IDs OMIM: 600937 MGI: 107501 HomoloGene: 441 GeneCards: KCNJ11 | ||
Kir6.2 is a major subunit of the ATP-sensitive K+ channel, an inward-rectifier potassium ion channel. The gene encoding the channel is called KCNJ11 and mutations in this gene are associated with congenital hyperinsulinism.
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Structure
It is an integral membrane protein. The 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 and is found associated with the sulfonylurea receptor (SUR) to constitute the ATP-sensitive K+ channel.
Pathology
Mutations in this gene are a cause of familial persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (PHHI), an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by unregulated insulin secretion. Defects in this gene may also contribute to autosomal dominant non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type II (NIDDM).