Kir6.2

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An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox Kir6.2 is a major subunit of the ATP-sensitive K+ channel, a lipid-gated inward-rectifier potassium ion channel.[1] The gene encoding the channel is called KCNJ11 and mutations in this gene are associated with congenital hyperinsulinism.[2]

Structure

It is an integral membrane protein. The protein, which has a greater tendency to allow potassium to flow into a cell rather than out of a cell, is controlled by G-proteins and is found associated with the sulfonylurea receptor (SUR) to constitute the ATP-sensitive K+ channel.

Pathology

Mutations in this gene are a cause of congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI), an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by unregulated insulin secretion.[3] Defects in this gene may also contribute to autosomal dominant non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type II (NIDDM).[1][4]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: KCNJ11 potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 11".
  2. Smith AJ, Taneja TK, Mankouri J, Sivaprasadarao A (August 2007). "Molecular cell biology of KATP channels: implications for neonatal diabetes". Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine. 9 (21): 1–17. doi:10.1017/S1462399407000403. PMID 17666135. S2CID 24280714.
  3. Kapoor RR, Flanagan SE, Arya VB, Shield JP, Ellard S, Hussain K (April 2013). "Clinical and molecular characterisation of 300 patients with congenital hyperinsulinism". European Journal of Endocrinology. 168 (4): 557–564. doi:10.1530/EJE-12-0673. PMC 3599069. PMID 23345197.
  4. Koo BK, Cho YM, Park BL, Cheong HS, Shin HD, Jang HC, et al. (February 2007). "Polymorphisms of KCNJ11 (Kir6.2 gene) are associated with Type 2 diabetes and hypertension in the Korean population". Diabetic Medicine. 24 (2): 178–186. doi:10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.02050.x. PMID 17257281. S2CID 22127350.

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