DOT Name |
G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 2 (KCNJ6)
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Synonyms |
GIRK-2; BIR1; Inward rectifier K(+) channel Kir3.2; KATP-2; Potassium channel, inwardly rectifying subfamily J member 6 |
Gene Name |
KCNJ6
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Related Disease |
- Keppen-Lubinsky syndrome ( )
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UniProt ID |
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3D Structure |
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Pfam ID |
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Sequence |
MAKLTESMTNVLEGDSMDQDVESPVAIHQPKLPKQARDDLPRHISRDRTKRKIQRYVRKD GKCNVHHGNVRETYRYLTDIFTTLVDLKWRFNLLIFVMVYTVTWLFFGMIWWLIAYIRGD MDHIEDPSWTPCVTNLNGFVSAFLFSIETETTIGYGYRVITDKCPEGIILLLIQSVLGSI VNAFMVGCMFVKISQPKKRAETLVFSTHAVISMRDGKLCLMFRVGDLRNSHIVEASIRAK LIKSKQTSEGEFIPLNQTDINVGYYTGDDRLFLVSPLIISHEINQQSPFWEISKAQLPKE ELEIVVILEGMVEATGMTCQARSSYITSEILWGYRFTPVLTLEDGFYEVDYNSFHETYET STPSLSAKELAELASRAELPLSWSVSSKLNQHAELETEEEEKNLEEQTERNGDVANLENE SKV
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Function |
This potassium channel may be involved in the regulation of insulin secretion by glucose and/or neurotransmitters acting through G-protein-coupled receptors. Inward rectifier potassium channels are characterized by a greater tendency to allow potassium to flow into the cell rather than out of it. Their voltage dependence is regulated by the concentration of extracellular potassium; as external potassium is raised, the voltage range of the channel opening shifts to more positive voltages. The inward rectification is mainly due to the blockage of outward current by internal magnesium.
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Tissue Specificity |
Most abundant in cerebellum, and to a lesser degree in islets and exocrine pancreas. |
KEGG Pathway |
- Circadian entrainment (hsa04713 )
- Retrograde endocan.binoid sig.ling (hsa04723 )
- Cholinergic sy.pse (hsa04725 )
- Serotonergic sy.pse (hsa04726 )
- GABAergic sy.pse (hsa04727 )
- Dopaminergic sy.pse (hsa04728 )
- Estrogen sig.ling pathway (hsa04915 )
- Oxytocin sig.ling pathway (hsa04921 )
- GnRH secretion (hsa04929 )
- Morphine addiction (hsa05032 )
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Reactome Pathway |
- Inhibition of voltage gated Ca2+ channels via Gbeta/gamma subunits (R-HSA-997272 )
- Activation of G protein gated Potassium channels (R-HSA-1296041 )
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