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KCNJ16

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KCNJ16
Identifiers
AliasesKCNJ16, BIR9, KIR5.1, potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily J member 16, potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 16, HKTD
External IDsOMIM: 605722; MGI: 1314842; HomoloGene: 23112; GeneCards: KCNJ16; OMA:KCNJ16 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001252207
NM_001252208
NM_001252209
NM_001252210
NM_010604

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001239136
NP_001239137
NP_001239138
NP_001239139
NP_034734

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 70.05 – 70.14 MbChr 11: 110.86 – 110.92 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 16 (KCNJ16) is a human gene encoding the Kir5.1 protein.[5]

Potassium channels are present in most mammalian cells, where they participate in a wide range of physiologic responses. Kir5.1 is an integral membrane protein and inward-rectifier type potassium channel. Kir5.1, which has a greater tendency to allow potassium to flow into a cell rather than out of a cell, can form heterodimers with two other inward-rectifier type potassium channels. It may be involved in the regulation of fluid and pH balance. Three transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000153822Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000051497Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: KCNJ16 potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 16".

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