Primary Identifier | MGI:104742 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 16519 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Contributes to G-protein activated inward rectifier potassium channel activity. Predicted to be involved in potassium ion import across plasma membrane and regulation of monoatomic ion transmembrane transport. Is active in parallel fiber to Purkinje cell synapse and presynaptic membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including adrenal gland; alimentary system; brain; male reproductive gland or organ; and thymus. Orthologous to human KCNJ3 (potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 3). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a targeted null mutation display slightly increased resting heart rates, and blunted responses to both indirect vagal activation and direct adenosine A1 receptor activation (intended to activate the muscarinic-gated atrial potassium channel). [provided by MGI curators] |