GIRK4

KCNJ5

KCNJ5

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 4 (GIRK-4) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNJ5 gene and is a type of G protein-gated ion channel.[5][6]

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Function

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. It may associate with other G-protein-activated potassium channel subunits to form a heterotetrameric pore-forming complex.[6]

In humans KCNJ5 is mainly expressed in adrenal gland and pituitary, although it is also detected at low levels in pancreas, spleen, lung, heart and brain.[7] Consistent with this expression pattern, mutations in KCNJ5/Kir3.4 can cause familial hyperaldosteronism type III and a type of long QT syndrome.[8]

Interactions

KCNJ5 has been shown to interact with KCNJ3.[9][10]

See also

References

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    GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000120457 – Ensembl, May 2017
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    "Entrez Gene: KCNJ5 potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 5".
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    "Gtexportal". GETEX portal.
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    Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM): potassium channel, inwardly rectifying, subfamily j, member 5; KCNJ5 - 600734
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    Huang CL, Jan YN, Jan LY (April 1997). "Binding of the G protein betagamma subunit to multiple regions of G protein-gated inward-rectifying K+ channels". FEBS Letters. 405 (3): 291–8. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(97)00197-X. PMID 9108307. S2CID 44072628.
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    He C, Yan X, Zhang H, Mirshahi T, Jin T, Huang A, Logothetis DE (February 2002). "Identification of critical residues controlling G protein-gated inwardly rectifying K(+) channel activity through interactions with the beta gamma subunits of G proteins". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277 (8): 6088–96. doi:10.1074/jbc.M104851200. PMID 11741896.

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