Entrez gene ID | | 3760 |
Official gene symbol | | KCNJ3 |
Full name | | potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 3 |
Aliases | | ,GIRK1,KGA,KIR3.1, |
Gene summary | | 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 and plays an important role in regulating heartbeat. It associates with three other G-protein-activated potassium channels to form a heteromultimeric pore-forming complex. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 2 Locus: 2q24.1 |
Gene position | | 155555093 - 155713014 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 157922 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 601534 |
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