title: cDNA sequence, gene structure, and chromosomal localization of the human ATP-sensitive potassium channel, uKATP-1, gene (KCNJ8).
abstract: ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels play a crucial role in coupling metabolic energy to the membrane potential of cells. Recently, we have isolated a KATP channel cDNA (uKATP-1) that is expressed ubiquitously in rat tissues including pancreatic islets, pituitary, skeletal muscle, and heart. Here, we report cloning of the human cDNA and gene encoding uKATP-1. Human uKATP-1 is a protein of 424 amino acids exhibiting 98% identity with rat uKATP-1. The human gene encoding uKATP-1, designated KCNJ8, is approximately 9.7 kb in length and is composed of three exons. KCNJ8 was mapped to chromosome 12p11.23 using fluorescence in situ hybridization.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Medicine, Chiba University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inagaki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Inazawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seino
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002881:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D054086:KATP Channels; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; D051381:Rats; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D054086:KATP Channels; D015221:Potassium Channels; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; C092520:uK-ATP-1 potassium channel