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KCNJ5

Chr 11q24.3

potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 5

Aliases:
Kir3.4, CIR, KATP1, GIRK4, LQT13
MANE:
ENST00000529694.6

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Predicted protein structure

Clinical relevance (Genomics England PanelApp)

Diagnostic Grade (Green)

  • Extreme early-onset hypertension

    MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted
  • Primary hyperaldosteronism - KCNJ5

    MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, imprinted status unknown
  • Skeletal Muscle Channelopathies

    MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted
  • Long QT syndrome

    MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted
  • Paroxysmal central nervous system disorders

    MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, imprinted status unknown
  • Short QT syndrome

    MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted

Disease associations (Open Targets)

  • familial hyperaldosteronism type III

    0.78
  • atrial fibrillation

    0.64
  • aldosterone-producing adrenal cortex adenoma

    0.51
  • Prolonged QT interval

    0.49
  • long QT syndrome 13

    0.49
  • cardiac arrhythmia

    0.46
  • atrial flutter

    0.45
  • Abnormality of the cardiovascular system

    0.42
  • Romano-Ward syndrome

    0.39
  • familial atrial fibrillation

    0.38

Score is the Open Targets composite evidence score (0-1). Higher = stronger gene-disease association.

Protein function (UniProt)

G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 4

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 external barium. This potassium channel is controlled by G proteins

Curated MONDO disease pages that list KCNJ5 among their top associated genes.

Data sources: HGNC (CC BY 4.0), AlphaFold (CC BY 4.0, Jumper et al. Nature 2021), Genomics England PanelApp (CC BY 4.0), ClinGen, Open Targets (CC0), UniProt.

Not for sole clinical decision-making. Always verify against primary sources.