NameATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channel 1
Synonyms
  • ATP-regulated potassium channel ROM-K
  • Inward rectifier K(+) channel Kir1.1
  • Potassium channel, inwardly rectifying subfamily J member 1
  • ROMK1
Gene NameKCNJ1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001284|ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channel 1
MNASSRNVFDTLIRVLTESMFKHLRKWVVTRFFGHSRQRARLVSKDGRCNIEFGNVEAQS
RFIFFVDIWTTVLDLKWRYKMTIFITAFLGSWFFFGLLWYAVAYIHKDLPEFHPSANHTP
CVENINGLTSAFLFSLETQVTIGYGFRCVTEQCATAIFLLIFQSILGVIINSFMCGAILA
KISRPKKRAKTITFSKNAVISKRGGKLCLLIRVANLRKSLLIGSHIYGKLLKTTVTPEGE
TIILDQININFVVDAGNENLFFISPLTIYHVIDHNSPFFHMAAETLLQQDFELVVFLDGT
VESTSATCQVRTSYVPEEVLWGYRFAPIVSKTKEGKYRVDFHNFSKTVEVETPHCAMCLY
NEKDVRARMKRGYDNPNFILSEVNETDDTKM
Number of residues391
Molecular Weight44794.6
Theoretical pI9.04
GO Classification
Functions
  • phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate binding
  • ATP binding
  • inward rectifier potassium channel activity
  • ATP-activated inward rectifier potassium channel activity
Processes
  • potassium ion import
  • tissue homeostasis
  • excretion
  • cardiovascular system development
  • regulation of G-protein activated inward rectifier potassium channel activity
  • regulation of ion transmembrane transport
  • potassium ion transport
  • renal sodium ion absorption
  • synaptic transmission
  • post-embryonic development
  • kidney development
Components
  • plasma membrane
  • voltage-gated potassium channel complex
  • integral component of plasma membrane
General FunctionPhosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate binding
Specific FunctionIn the kidney, probably plays a major role in potassium homeostasis. Inward rectifier potassium channels are characterized by a greater tendency to allow potassium to flow into the cell rather than out of it. Their voltage dependence is regulated by the concentration of extracellular potassium; as external potassium is raised, the voltage range of the channel opening shifts to more positive voltages. The inward rectification is mainly due to the blockage of outward current by internal magnesium. This channel is activated by internal ATP and can be blocked by external barium.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions78-102 156-177
GenBank Protein ID529313
UniProtKB IDP48048
UniProtKB Entry NameKCNJ1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010449|ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channel 1 (KCNJ1)
ATGAATGCTTCCAGTCGGAATGTGTTTGACACGTTGATCAGGGTGTTGACAGAAAGTATG
TTCAAACATCTTCGGAAATGGGTCGTCACTCGCTTTTTTGGGCATTCTCGGCAAAGAGCA
AGGCTAGTCTCCAAAGATGGAAGGTGCAACATAGAATTTGGCAATGTGGAGGCACAGTCA
AGGTTTATATTCTTTGTGGACATCTGGACAACGGTACTTGACCTCAAGTGGAGATACAAA
ATGACCATTTTCATCACAGCCTTCTTGGGGAGTTGGTTTTTCTTTGGTCTCCTGTGGTAT
GCAGTAGCGTACATTCACAAAGACCTCCCGGAATTCCATCCTTCTGCCAATCACACTCCC
TGTGTGGAGAATATTAATGGCTTGACCTCAGCTTTTCTGTTTTCTCTGGAGACTCAAGTG
ACCATTGGATATGGATTCAGGTGTGTGACAGAACAGTGTGCCACTGCCATTTTTCTGCTT
ATCTTTCAGTCTATACTTGGAGTTATAATCAATTCTTTCATGTGTGGGGCCATCTTAGCC
AAGATCTCCAGGCCCAAAAAACGTGCCAAGACCATTACGTTCAGCAAGAACGCAGTGATC
AGCAAACGGGGAGGGAAGCTTTGCCTCCTAATCCGAGTGGCTAATCTCAGGAAGAGCCTT
CTTATTGGCAGTCACATTTATGGAAAGCTTCTGAAGACCACAGTCACTCCTGAAGGAGAG
ACCATTATTTTGGACCAGATCAATATCAACTTTGTAGTTGACGCTGGGAATGAAAATTTA
TTCTTCATCTCCCCATTGACAATTTACCATGTCATTGATCACAACAGCCCTTTCTTCCAC
ATGGCAGCGGAGACCCTTCTCCAGCAGGACTTTGAATTAGTGGTGTTTTTAGATGGCACA
GTGGAGTCCACCAGTGCTACCTGCCAAGTCCGGACATCCTATGTCCCAGAGGAGGTGCTT
TGGGGCTACCGTTTTGCTCCCATAGTATCCAAGACAAAGGAAGGGAAATACCGAGTGGAT
TTCCATAACTTTAGCAAGACAGTGGAAGTGGAGACCCCTCACTGTGCCATGTGCCTTTAT
AATGAGAAAGATGTTAGAGCCAGGATGAAGAGAGGCTATGACAACCCCAACTTCATCTTG
TCAGAAGTCAATGAAACAGATGACACCAAAATGTAA
GenBank Gene IDU12541
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDKCNJ1
HGNC IDHGNC:6255
Chromosome Location11
Locus11q24
References
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