Entrez gene ID | | 3764 |
Official gene symbol | | KCNJ8 |
Full name | | potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 8 |
Aliases | | ,KIR6.1,uKATP-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. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 12 Locus: 12p11.23 |
Gene position | | 21927747 - 21917889 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 9859 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 600935 |
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