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KCNJ6 [plasma membrane]
Stable Identifier
R-HSA-975242
Type
Protein [EntityWithAccessionedSequence]
Species
Homo sapiens
Compartment
plasma membrane
Synonyms
G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 2, IRK6_HUMAN
Locations in the PathwayBrowser
Expand all
Neuronal System (Homo sapiens)
Potassium Channels (Homo sapiens)
Inwardly rectifying K+ channels (Homo sapiens)
G protein gated Potassium channels (Homo sapiens)
Activation of G protein gated Potassium channels (Homo sapiens)
Activation of GIRK/Kir3 Channels (Homo sapiens)
GABA B receptor G-protein beta-gamma and Kir3 channel complex [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir heterotetramers [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3 heterotetramer [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3.x channels [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
KCNJ6 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir heterotetramers [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3 heterotetramer [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3.x channels [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
KCNJ6 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Binding of Gbeta/gamma to GIRK/Kir3 channels (Homo sapiens)
GABA B receptor G-protein beta-gamma and Kir3 channel complex [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir heterotetramers [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3 heterotetramer [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3.x channels [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
KCNJ6 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir heterotetramers [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3 heterotetramer [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3.x channels [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
KCNJ6 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Transmission across Chemical Synapses (Homo sapiens)
Neurotransmitter receptors and postsynaptic signal transmission (Homo sapiens)
GABA receptor activation (Homo sapiens)
GABA B receptor activation (Homo sapiens)
Activation of GABAB receptors (Homo sapiens)
Inhibition of voltage gated Ca2+ channels via Gbeta/gamma subunits (Homo sapiens)
Activation of GIRK/Kir3 Channels (Homo sapiens)
GABA B receptor G-protein beta-gamma and Kir3 channel complex [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir heterotetramers [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3 heterotetramer [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3.x channels [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
KCNJ6 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir heterotetramers [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3 heterotetramer [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3.x channels [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
KCNJ6 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Binding of Gbeta/gamma to GIRK/Kir3 channels (Homo sapiens)
GABA B receptor G-protein beta-gamma and Kir3 channel complex [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir heterotetramers [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3 heterotetramer [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3.x channels [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
KCNJ6 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir heterotetramers [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3 heterotetramer [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Kir3.x channels [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
KCNJ6 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
External Reference Information
External Reference
UniProt:P48051 KCNJ6
Gene Names
KCNJ6, GIRK2, KATP2, KCNJ7
Chain
chain:1-423
Reference Genes
BioGPS Gene:3763 KCNJ6
COSMIC (genes):KCNJ6 KCNJ6
CTD Gene:3763 KCNJ6
dbSNP Gene:3763 KCNJ6
ENSEMBL:ENSG00000157542 KCNJ6
HGNC:6267 KCNJ6
KEGG:hsa:3763 KCNJ6
Monarch:3763 KCNJ6
NCBI Gene:3763 KCNJ6
OMIM:600877 KCNJ6
UCSC:P48051 KCNJ6
Reference Transcript
RefSeq:NM_002240.4 KCNJ6
Other Identifiers
11733475_s_at
11733476_at
16925563
210454_PM_s_at
210454_s_at
232411_PM_at
232411_at
3515414
37435_s_at
3763
3931505
3931506
3931507
3931508
3931509
3931510
3931511
3931512
3931513
3931514
3931515
3931516
3931517
3931518
3931519
3931520
3931521
3931522
3931523
3931524
3931525
3931526
3931527
3931528
3931529
3931559
3931588
3931589
3931616
3931617
3931653
3931654
3931655
43892_at
8070279
8070286
A_23_P29057
A_32_P203688
GE53007
GE56407
GE566929
GE810545
GO:0005215
GO:0005242
GO:0005515
GO:0005794
GO:0005886
GO:0006813
GO:0008076
GO:0015467
GO:0016020
GO:0034220
GO:0034702
GO:0034765
GO:0043226
GO:0055085
GO:1990573
HMNXSV003024771
Hs.27261.0.S1_3p_at
ILMN_1805376
PH_hs_0002415
PH_hs_0028524
TC21000442.hg
TC21000443.hg
TC21000965.hg
TC21000966.hg
U52153_at
g1052874_3p_a_at
p26164
Participates
as a member of
Kir3.x channels [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Inferred To
irk-2 [plasma membrane]
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
KCNJ6 [plasma membrane]
(Bos taurus)
KCNJ6 [plasma membrane]
(Canis familiaris)
KCNJ6 [plasma membrane]
(Gallus gallus)
KCNJ6 [plasma membrane]
(Sus scrofa)
Kcnj6 [plasma membrane]
(Mus musculus)
Kcnj6 [plasma membrane]
(Rattus norvegicus)
kcnj6 [plasma membrane]
(Xenopus tropicalis)
Homologues of KCNJ6 [plasma membrane]
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
Homologues of KCNJ6 [plasma membrane]
(Drosophila melanogaster)
Irk1 [plasma membrane]
(Drosophila melanogaster)
irk-3 [plasma membrane]
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
Irk3 [plasma membrane]
(Drosophila melanogaster)
irk-1 [plasma membrane]
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
Irk2 [plasma membrane]
(Drosophila melanogaster)
Cross References
Guide to Pharmacology - Targets
435
ENSEMBL
ENST00000645093
,
ENSP00000493772
,
ENST00000609713
,
ENSP00000477437
OpenTargets
ENSG00000157542
HPA
ENSG00000157542-KCNJ6
PRO
P48051
Pharos - Targets
P48051
Orphanet
KCNJ6
HMDB Protein
HMDBP08744
Interactors (9)
Accession
#Entities
Entities
Confidence Score
Evidence (IntAct)
UniProt:Q14162 SCARF1
2
SCARF1 [plasma membrane]
(R-HSA-2197636)
SCARF1 [endocytic vesicle membrane]
(R-HSA-2239453)
0.556
3
UniProt:P05090 APOD
1
APOD [extracellular region]
(R-HSA-5216199)
0.556
3
UniProt:Q01453 PMP22
1
PMP22 [plasma membrane]
(R-HSA-9615623)
0.556
3
UniProt:Q9BT09 CNPY3
1
CNPY3 [endoplasmic reticulum lumen]
(R-HSA-1678932)
0.556
3
UniProt:Q9Y5Z9 UBIAD1
1
UBIAD1 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
(R-HSA-2980965)
0.556
3
UniProt:O00767 SCD
1
SCD [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
(R-HSA-400117)
0.556
3
UniProt:Q5QGT7 RTP2
2
RTP2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
(R-HSA-9752982)
RTP2 [plasma membrane]
(R-HSA-8939446)
0.556
3
UniProt:Q9Y5Y5 PEX16
2
PEX16 [peroxisomal membrane]
(R-HSA-9603805)
PEX16 [cytosol]
(R-HSA-9603790)
0.556
3
UniProt:O15155 BET1
3
BET1 [endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment membrane]
(R-HSA-5688142)
BET1 [transport vesicle]
(R-HSA-6808719)
BET1 [Golgi membrane]
(R-HSA-6807743)
0.556
3
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