inward rectifier K+ channel 16; K+ channel, inwardly rectifying subfamily J member 16; inward rectifier K+ channel Kir5.1 (KCNJ16)

Function

• inwardly-rectifying K+ channel
• KCNJ16 may be involved in the regulation of fluid & pH balance
• seems to form heterodimer with Kir4.1/KCNJ10 or Kir2.1/KCNJ2

Structure

• belongs to the inward rectifier-type K+ channel family

Compartment

membrane

Expression

• highly expressed in kidney, pancreas & thyroid gland

More general terms

• inwardly-rectifying K+ channel subfamily J

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9NPI9.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=3773
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:3773
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/605722