KCNJ11

ENSG00000187486
Target class
Ion channel
Chromosome
11
Approved drugs
13
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
18

Approved drugs
13
ClinGen gene-disease validity
Definitive
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
18

Chemical probe available
Yes

Target name
KCNJ11
Gene name
Potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 11
Gene symbol
KCNJ11
Protein name
ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channel 11 (IKATP) (Inward rectifier K(+) channel Kir6.2) (Potassium channel, inwardly rectifying subfamily J member 11)

  • Kir6.2
  • BIR

Gene biotype
Protein coding
Gene family
Potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J
Target class
Ion channel
Target type
Human gene

Tissues expressed in
40
Highest tissue expression
87.08
Tissue specificity (Gini)
0.696
Tissue specificity (tau)
0.947

KEGG gene identifiers
  • hsa:3767
Protein interaction confidence
0.808971
Protein interaction partners
34

  • R-HSA-1296025
  • R-HSA-382556
  • R-HSA-422356
  • R-HSA-5578775
  • R-HSA-5678420
  • R-HSA-5683177

End position
17389353
Start position
17365172
Chromosome
11
Strand
Reverse

Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000187486
HGNC ID
NCBI Gene ID
3767
UniProt ID
Q14654

  • Membrane
  • Multi-pass membrane protein.

Tissue specificity (tau)
0.947301
Expression inequality (Gini)
0.695846

Expression in transcripts per million

Muscle - Skeletal
87.08
Brain - Cerebellum
37.37
Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere
36.79
Brain - Cortex
13.99
Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)
13.9

Expression in transcripts per million

  • Muscle - Skeletal87.08
  • Brain - Cerebellum37.37
  • Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere36.79
  • Brain - Cortex13.99
  • Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)13.9
  • Stomach12.19
  • Pituitary10.73
  • Thyroid8.52
  • Heart - Atrial Appendage7.87
  • Brain - Caudate (basal ganglia)7.6
  • Heart - Left Ventricle7.41
  • Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)7.3
  • Pancreas6.13
  • Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)6.03
  • Brain - Putamen (basal ganglia)5.62
  • Brain - Hypothalamus4.18
  • Breast - Mammary Tissue3.99
  • Brain - Hippocampus3.75
  • Kidney - Medulla3.52
  • Brain - Amygdala3.51
  • Nerve - Tibial3.28
  • Brain - Substantia nigra3.21
  • Lung2.69
  • Prostate2.62
  • Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)2.59

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

  • abnormal pulse

    Effects

    • Activation/Increase/Upregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: abnormal pulse

    • pancreas
    • renal
    • cardiovascular
  • increased/decreased blood glucose

    Effects

    • Activation/Increase/Upregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: increased/decreased blood glucose

    • pancreas
    • renal
    • cardiovascular
  • increased urinary sodium excretion

    Effects

    • Inhibition/Decrease/Downregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: increased urinary sodium excretion

    • pancreas
    • renal
    • cardiovascular
  • decreased blood pressure

    Effects

    • Activation/Increase/Upregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: decreased blood pressure

    • pancreas
    • renal
    • cardiovascular
  • decreased heart rate

    Effects

    • Inhibition/Decrease/Downregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: decreased heart rate

    • pancreas
    • renal
    • cardiovascular
  • decreased blood glucose

    Effects

    • Inhibition/Decrease/Downregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: decreased blood glucose

    • pancreas
    • renal
    • cardiovascular
  • cardiac lesions

    Effects

    • Activation/Increase/Upregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: cardiac lesions

    • pancreas
    • renal
    • cardiovascular
  • increased heart rate

    Effects

    • Activation/Increase/Upregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: increased heart rate

    • pancreas
    • renal
    • cardiovascular
  • cardiac arrhythmia

    Effects

    • Activation/Increase/Upregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: cardiac arrhythmia

    • pancreas
    • renal
    • cardiovascular
  • atrioventricular block

    Effects

    • Inhibition/Decrease/Downregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: atrioventricular block

    • pancreas
    • renal
    • cardiovascular
  • decreased blood insulin

    Effects

    • Activation/Increase/Upregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: decreased blood insulin

    • pancreas
    • renal
    • cardiovascular
  • decreased convulsions

    Effects

    • Activation/Increase/Upregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: decreased convulsions

    • pancreas
    • renal
    • cardiovascular
  • increased blood insulin

    Effects

    • Inhibition/Decrease/Downregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: increased blood insulin

    • pancreas
    • renal
    • cardiovascular
  • increased urine excretion

    Effects

    • Inhibition/Decrease/Downregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: increased urine excretion

    • pancreas
    • renal
    • cardiovascular

Related records

Trials (817)

Drugs (19)