QuickView for KCNJ8 (gene)

Gene Symbol:

KCNJ8 Homo sapiens

Full name:

potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily J member 8

Synonyms:

KIR6.1, uKATP-1, ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channel 8, inward rectifier K(+) channel Kir6.1, inwardly rectifying potassium channel KIR6.1, potassium channel, inwardly rectifying subfamily J member 8, potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 8

Genomic Location:

Chr 12: 21809156-21819014

Description:

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 ...

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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. Defects in this gene may be a cause of J-wave syndromes and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

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Orthologs:

Mus musculus ,  Rattus norvegicus ,  Macaca mulatta ,  Bos taurus ,  Gallus gallus ,  Canis lupus familiaris ,  Danio rerio ,  Pan troglodytes

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Entrez Gene

Transcription Factor
Binding Sites:

NFAT_Q4_01 ,  TGGAAA_NFAT_Q4_01 ,  HOXA4_Q2 ,  SMAD3_Q6 ,  GGGAGGRR_MAZ_Q6 ,  STAT_Q6 ,  STAT5B_01 ,  TATA_C ,  CTTTAAR_UNKNOWN ,  YCATTAA_UNKNOWN ,  ARGGGTTAA_UNKNOWN ,  TTCYNRGAA_STAT5B_01 ,  STAT5A_01 ,  AACTTT_UNKNOWN ,  STAT5A_02

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Cytogenetic Map:

12p12.1

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