protein 1,695 words KG: KCNJ10 2026-03-27
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Kir4.1 Potassium Channel (KCNJ10)

🔬 Protein Info
Gene SymbolKCNJ10
Full NamePotassium Inwardly Rectifying Channel Subfamily J Member 10 (Kir4.1)
Chromosome1q22
Protein TypeChannel
FunctionKir4.1 channels serve multiple critical functions in the nervous system:
Primary Expressionglial cells—astrocytes and oligodendrocytes—where it plays essential roles in potassium homeostasis, extracellular potassium clearance, and maintainin
Subcellular Localization</strong></td><td>Plasma membrane (astrocyte perivascular endfeet, oligodendrocyte processes)</td></tr>
Amino Acids379 aa
Exons4
Pathwaysoxidative stress response, synaptic plasticity, unfolded protein response
UniProt ID[P48169](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P48169)
Ensembl IDENSG00000177853
GeneCardsKCNJ10
Human Protein AtlasKCNJ10
N-terminus (1-50 aa)Cytoplasmic domain containing the cytoplasmic domain that forms the channel gate
Associated Diseasesneurodegeneration
InteractionsSLC1A3, NRF2, SLC1A2, APP/PS1, ASTROCYTES, ALS
KG Connections22 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Knowledge Graph

Related Hypotheses (5)

GFAP-Positive Reactive Astrocyte Subtype Delineation
Score: 0.52
Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Reprogramming
Score: 0.51
Lysosomal Calcium Channel Modulation Therapy
Score: 0.49
Aquaporin-4 Polarization Enhancement via TREK-1 Channel Modu
Score: 0.44
Designer TRAK1-KIF5 fusion proteins accelerate therapeutic m
Score: 0.35

Related Analyses (6)

Astrocyte reactivity subtypes in neurodegeneration
neurodegeneration · archived
Autophagy-lysosome pathway convergence across neurodegenerat
neurodegeneration · archived
Mitochondrial transfer between astrocytes and neurons
neurodegeneration · archived
Perivascular spaces and glymphatic clearance failure in AD
neurodegeneration · archived
Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurodegeneration
neuroscience · archived

See Also (10)

huntington-disease-treatment
therapeutic · KG edge: activates
Packard Center for ALS Research
institution · KG edge: activates
Alzheimer Indonesia
institution · KG edge: activates
slc1a3 Gene
gene · KG edge: activates
astrocyte-neuron-metabolic-coupling-parkinsons
general · KG edge: activates

Knowledge Graph (12 edges)

KCNJ10 activates SLC1A3
KCNJ10 activates NRF2
KCNJ10 activates SLC1A2
KCNJ10 activates APP/PS1
KCNJ10 activates ASTROCYTES
KCNJ10 activates Alzheimer
KCNJ10 activates Huntington
KCNJ10 activates Als
KCNJ10 activates Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
KCNJ10 activates Neurodegeneration