Gene Information
Gene NameKCNJ4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length445
Protein NamesInward rectifier potassium channel 4 (HIRK2) (HRK1) (Hippocampal inward rectifier) (HIR) (Inward rectifier K(+) channel Kir2.3) (IRK-3) (Potassium channel, inwardly rectifying subfamily J member 4)
Target Nameinward rectifier potassium channel
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000168135 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBP48050
Gene CardKCNJ4
Uniprot IDP48050
PfamPF01007; PF17655
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.861747578)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KCNJ4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KCNJ4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KCNJ4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kcnj4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KCNJ4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kcnj4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KCNJ4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKCNJ5, KCNJ2, KCNJ14, KCNJ12
ParalogsKCNJ9, KCNJ3, KCNJ5, KCNJ6, KCNJ11, KCNJ15, KCNJ10, KCNJ13, KCNJ8, KCNJ1, KCNJ18, KCNJ12, KCNJ14, KCNJ2, KCNJ16
Tissuebrain, heart, cerebral.cortex, nucleus.accumbens
Tissue SpecificityHeart, skeletal muscle, and several different brain regions including the hippocampus.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.04(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 3GJ9  (X-ray  2.80A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein. Postsynaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000250};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000250}. Note=TAX1BP3 binding promotes dissociation of KCNJ4 from LIN7 famaly members and KCNJ4 internalization. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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