title: An ATP-regulated, inwardly rectifying potassium channel from rat kidney (ROMK).
abstract: With the cloning of ROMK [31] and IRK1 [32], a new family of inwardly rectifying K+ channels has been identified. ROMK channel isoforms are highly and differentially expressed in distal nephron segments of the mammalian kidney. These channels exhibit many of the characteristics of the low conductance, ATP-sensitive K+ channels found in apical membranes of TAL, macula densa, and principal cells that are involved in potassium secretion. Thus ROMK channel isoforms appear to be involved in the formation of these secretory KATP channels. Further characterization of these channels should provide further evidence for their role in the secretory KATP channels and new insights into the function and regulation of these channels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Hebert
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009399:Nephrons / Q000378:metabolism; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: C086989:KCNJ1 protein, human; C510692:Kcnj1 protein, rat; D015221:Potassium Channels; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate