| Function | May be responsible for potassium buffering action of glial cells in the brain. Inward rectifier potassium channels are characterized by a greater tendency to allow potassium to flow into the cell rather than out of it. Their voltage dependence is regulated by the concentration of extracellular potassium.as external potassium is raised, the voltage range of the channel opening shifts to more positive voltages. The inward rectification is mainly due to the blockage of outward current by internal magnesium. Can be blocked by extracellular barium and cesium. In the kidney, together with KCNJ16, mediates basolateral K(+) recycling in distal tubules.this process is critical for Na(+) reabsorption at the tubules. |
| Protein Name | Atp-Sensitive Inward Rectifier Potassium Channel 10Atp-Dependent Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channel Kir4.1Inward Rectifier K(+ Channel Kir1.2Potassium Channel - Inwardly Rectifying Subfamily J Member 10 |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-1296041Reactome: R-HSA-1296067Reactome: R-HSA-997272 |
| Cellular Localisation | MembraneMulti-Pass Membrane ProteinBasolateral Cell MembraneIn Kidney Distal Convoluted TubulesLocated In The Basolateral Membrane Where It Colocalizes With Kcnj16 |
| Alternative Protein Names | Atp-Sensitive Inward Rectifier Potassium Channel 10 proteinAtp-Dependent Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channel Kir4.1 proteinInward Rectifier K(+ Channel Kir1.2 proteinPotassium Channel - Inwardly Rectifying Subfamily J Member 10 proteinKCNJ10 protein |
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