Gene Information
Gene NameKCNJ2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length427
Protein NamesInward rectifier potassium channel 2 (Cardiac inward rectifier potassium channel) (Inward rectifier K(+) channel Kir2.1) (IRK-1) (hIRK1) (Potassium channel, inwardly rectifying subfamily J member 2)
Target Nameinward rectifier potassium channel 2
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000123700 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBP63252
Gene CardKCNJ2
Uniprot IDP63252
PfamPF01007; PF17655; PF08466
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.999754414)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KCNJ2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KCNJ2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KCNJ2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KCNJ2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kcnj2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KCNJ2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kcnj2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KCNJ2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKCNJ4, KCNJ14, KCNJ12, KCNJ3
ParalogsKCNJ9, KCNJ3, KCNJ5, KCNJ6, KCNJ11, KCNJ15, KCNJ10, KCNJ13, KCNJ8, KCNJ1, KCNJ14, KCNJ18, KCNJ4, KCNJ12, KCNJ16
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHeart, brain, placenta, lung, skeletal muscle, and kidney. Diffusely distributed throughout the brain.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.2(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 6SPZ  (X-ray  2.08A 
DBSNP rs199473650  rs104894580  rs104894575  rs104894585  rs147750704  rs104894584  rs104894581  rs104894583  rs104894578  rs104894579  rs104894582  rs199473387 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein. Membrane;
Lipid-anchor {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25043870}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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