K_ir2.6

potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 18
Identifiers
Symbol	KCNJ18
Entrez	100134444
HUGO	39080
OMIM	613236
RefSeq	NM_001194958
UniProt	B7U540
Other data
Locus	Chr. 17 p11.2

The K_ir2.6 also known as inward rectifier potassium channel 18 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNJ18 gene.^[1] K_ir2.6 is an inward-rectifier potassium ion channel.

Function

Inwardly rectifying potassium channels, such as K_ir2.6, maintain resting membrane potential in excitable cells and aid in repolarization of cells following depolarization. K_ir2.6 is primarily expressed in skeletal muscle and is transcriptionally regulated by thyroid hormone.^[1]

Clinical signifiance

Mutations in this gene have been linked to thyrotoxic periodic paralysis.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ryan DP, da Silva MR, Soong TW, et al. (January 2010). "Mutations in potassium channel Kir2.6 cause susceptibility to thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis". Cell 140 (1): 88–98. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2009.12.024. PMC 2885139. PMID 20074522. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2885139.

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Membrane transport protein: ion channels (TC 1A)

Ca²⁺: Calcium channel

Voltage-gated	L-type/Ca_vα (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4) · N-type/Ca_vα2.2 · P-type/Ca_vα(2.1) · Q-type/Ca_vα2.1 · R-type/Ca_vα2.3 · T-type/Ca_vα(3.1, 3.2, 3.3) α₂δ-subunits (1, 2) · β-subunits (β1, β2, β3, β4) · γ-subunits (γ1, γ2, γ3, γ4) Cation channels of sperm (1, 2, 3, 4) · Two-pore channel (1, 2)

Ligand-gated	Inositol trisphosphate receptor (1, 2, 3) · Ryanodine receptor (1, 2, 3)

Na⁺: Sodium channel

Constitutively active	Epithelial sodium channel (α, β, γ, δ)

Proton gated	Amiloride-sensitive cation channel (1, 2, 3, 4)

Voltage-gated	Na_vα (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 7A) · Na_vβ (1, 2, 3, 4)

K⁺: Potassium channel

Voltage-gated	K_vα1-6 (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8) · (2.1, 2.2) · (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4) · (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) · (5.1) · (6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4) K_vα7-12 (7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5) · (8.1, 8.2) · (9.1, 9.2, 9.3) · (10.1, 10.2) · (11.1/hERG, 11.2, 11.3) · (12.1, 12.2, 12.3) K_vβ (1, 2, 3) · KCNIP (1, 2, 3, 4) · minK/ISK · minK/ISK-like · MiRP (1, 2, 3) · Shaker gene

Calcium-activated	BK channel (α1, β1, β2, β3, β4) · SK channel (SK1, SK2, SK3, SK4) · K_Ca (1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1)

Inward-rectifier	K_ATP · K_ir (1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6) · GIRK/K_ir (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4) · K_ir (4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1)

Tandem pore domain	K2P (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18)

Other

Cl^-: Chloride channel	ANO1 · Bestrophin (1, 2) · CFTR · CLCA (1, 2, 3, 4) · CLCN (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, KA, KB) · CLIC (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, L1) · CLNS (1A, 1B)

H⁺: Voltage-gated	HVCN1

M⁺: TRP cation channel	TRPA (1) · TRPC (1, 2, 3, 4, 4AP, 5, 6, 7) · TRPM (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) · TRPML (1, 2, 3) · TRPN · TRPP (1, 2) · TRPV (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Cyclic nucleotide-gated (FC)	α (1, 2, 3, 4) · β (1, 2, 3) · HCN (1, 2, 3, 4)

Porin	Aquaporin (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9) · Voltage-dependent anion channel (1, 2, 3) · General bacterial porin family

Gap junction	Connexin: A (GJA1, GJA3, GJA4, GJA5, GJA8, GJA9, GJA10) · B (GJB1, GJB2, GJB3, GJB4, GJB5, GJB6, GJB7) · C (GJC1, GJC2, GJC3) · D (GJD2, GJD3, GJD4)) Innexin

General	Ligand-gated ion channel · Voltage-gated ion channel · Stretch-activated ion channel

see also disorders
B memb: cead, trns (1A, 1C, 1F, 2A, 3A1, 3A2-3, 3D), othr

Kir2.6

Function

Clinical signifiance

References

K_ir2.6