Kcnj6 potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 6 [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 16522)
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 16522)
Symbol: Kcnj6
Full name: potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 6
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Also known as: BIR1; GIRK2; KATP2; KCNJ7; Kir3.2; weaver; wv
Summary: Enables G-protein activated inward rectifier potassium channel activity. Acts upstream of or within thyroid hormone metabolic process. Located in parallel fiber to Purkinje cell synapse. Is integral component of presynaptic membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; eye; genitourinary system; and skeleton. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in alcohol use disorder and heroin dependence. Orthologous to human KCNJ6 (potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 6). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression: Biased expression in cortex adult (RPKM 1.9), testis adult (RPKM 1.8) and 5 other tissues
Orthologs: human
Gene size: 252881bp
Exon count: 6