Entity Details

Primary name KCNJ8
Entity type gene
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Details

PrimaryID3764
RefseqGeneNG_041794
SymbolKCNJ8
Namepotassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 8
Chromosome12
Location12p12.1
TaxID9606
Statuslive
SourceGenomegenomic
SourceOriginnatural
CreationDate1998-08-13
ModificationDate2021-06-20

Ontological Relatives

UniProt IDsKCNJ8_HUMAN

GO terms

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GOName
GO:0001822 kidney development
GO:0005242 inward rectifier potassium channel activity
GO:0005524 ATP binding
GO:0005739 mitochondrion
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
GO:0006813 potassium ion transport
GO:0007507 heart development
GO:0008076 voltage-gated potassium channel complex
GO:0008282 inward rectifying potassium channel
GO:0015272 ATP-activated inward rectifier potassium channel activity
GO:0017098 sulfonylurea receptor binding
GO:0019829 ATPase-coupled cation transmembrane transporter activity
GO:0030016 myofibril
GO:0031004 potassium ion-transporting ATPase complex
GO:0032496 response to lipopolysaccharide
GO:0034765 regulation of ion transmembrane transport
GO:0042383 sarcolemma
GO:0043330 response to exogenous dsRNA
GO:0051607 defense response to virus
GO:0071805 potassium ion transmembrane transport
GO:0098662 inorganic cation transmembrane transport
GO:0098915 membrane repolarization during ventricular cardiac muscle cell action potential
GO:0150104 transport across blood-brain barrier
GO:1902282 voltage-gated potassium channel activity involved in ventricular cardiac muscle cell action potential repolarization
GO:1990573 potassium ion import across plasma membrane

Diseases

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Disease IDSourceNameDescription
239850 OMIMHypertrichotic osteochondrodysplasia (HTOCD)A rare disorder characterized by congenital hypertrichosis, neonatal macrosomia, a distinct osteochondrodysplasia, and cardiomegaly. The hypertrichosis leads to thick scalp hair, which extends onto the forehead, and a general increase in body hair. In addition, macrocephaly and coarse facial features, including a broad nasal bridge, epicanthal folds, a wide mouth, and full lips, can be suggestive of a storage disorder. About half of affected individuals are macrosomic and edematous at birth, whereas in childhood they usually have a muscular appearance with little subcutaneous fat. Thickened calvarium, narrow thorax, wide ribs, flattened or ovoid vertebral bodies, coxa valga, osteopenia, enlarged medullary canals, and metaphyseal widening of long bones have been reported. Cardiac manifestations such as patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular hypertrophy, pulmonary hypertension, and pericardial effusions are present in approximately 80% of cases. Motor development is usually delayed due to hypotonia. Most patients have a mild speech delay, and a small percentage have learning difficulties or intellectual disability. The disease may be caused by variants affecting distinct genetic loci, including the gene represented in this entry.
272120 OMIMSudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)SIDS is the sudden death of an infant younger than 1 year that remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of clinical history. Pathophysiologic mechanisms for SIDS may include respiratory dysfunction, cardiac dysrhythmias, cardiorespiratory instability, and inborn errors of metabolism, but definitive pathogenic mechanisms precipitating an infant sudden death remain elusive. Disease susceptibility is associated with variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.