| Entrez gene ID | | 3763 |
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| Official gene symbol | | KCNJ6 |
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| Full name | | potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 6 |
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| Aliases | | ,BIR1,GIRK-2,GIRK2,KATP-2,KATP2,KCNJ7,KIR3.2,MGC126596,hiGIRK2, |
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| 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 may be involved in the regulation of insulin secretion by glucose. It associates with two other G-protein-activated potassium channels to form a heteromultimeric pore-forming complex. [provided by RefSeq] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: 21 Locus: 21q22.1|21q22.13-q22 |
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| Gene position | | 39288696 - 38996785 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | minus |
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| Gene size | | 291912 bp |
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| OMIM ID | | 600877 |
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