InnateDB: Systems Biology of the Innate Immune Response

Bos taurus Gene: KCNJ16

Summary

InnateDB Gene

IDBG-643569.3

Last Modified

2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]

Gene Symbol

KCNJ16

Gene Name

inward rectifier potassium channel 16

Synonyms

Species

Bos taurus

Ensembl Gene

ENSBTAG00000024903

Encoded Proteins

IDBP-696129

inward rectifier potassium channel 16

Protein Structure

Useful resources

Stemformatics EHFPI ImmGen

Entrez Gene

Summary

This gene does not have any Entrez summary - the following is the summary from its human ortholog ENSG00000153822:
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, can form heterodimers with two other inward-rectifier type potassium channels. It may be involved in the regulation of fluid and pH balance. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2012]
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 tends to allow potassium to flow into rather than out of a cell, can form heterodimers with two other inward-rectifier type potassium channels. It may function in fluid and pH balance regulation. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2014]

Gene Information

Type

Protein coding

Genomic Location

Chromosome 19:61226690-61229571

Strand

Reverse strand

Band

Transcripts

ENSBTAT00000034686

ENSBTAP00000034572

Interactions

Number of Interactions

This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 0 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.

Gene Ontology

Molecular Function

Accession	GO Term
GO:0005242	inward rectifier potassium channel activity
GO:0005244	voltage-gated ion channel activity

Biological Process

GO:0006810	transport
GO:0006811	ion transport
GO:0006813	potassium ion transport
GO:0034765	regulation of ion transmembrane transport
GO:0071805	potassium ion transmembrane transport