Kir channels

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
ion channel
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:inwardly_rectifying_potassium_channels
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Bertil_Hille
gptkbp:encodedBy gptkb:KCNJ_genes
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1983
gptkbp:foundIn cell membranes
gptkbp:function allow potassium ions to flow into cells
regulate membrane potential
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kir channels
gptkbp:permeableTo selective for potassium ions
gptkbp:regulates regulated by phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2)
regulated by ATP
regulated by G-proteins
regulated by pH
gptkbp:significance implicated in Andersen-Tawil syndrome
implicated in Bartter syndrome
implicated in neonatal diabetes
gptkbp:structure tetrameric
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Kir2.x
gptkb:Kir1.x
gptkb:Kir3.x
gptkb:Kir4.x
gptkb:Kir5.x
gptkb:Kir6.x
gptkb:Kir7.x
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:inwardly_rectifying_potassium_channels
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7