title: Kir2.2v: a possible negative regulator of the inwardly rectifying K+ channel Kir2.2.
abstract: We have cloned the human genes encoding the inwardly rectifying K+ (Kir) channel subunits, Kir2.2 (hKir2.2) and its variant, termed hKir2.2v. When expressed in Xenopus oocytes, hKir2.2 produced strong inwardly rectifying K+ currents, whereas the expression of hKir2.2v did not elicit significant currents. Coexpression of hKir2.2v with hKir2.2 showed an hKir2.2v inhibition of hKir2.2 K+ currents, indicating that it acts as a negative regulator of hKir2.2 channel activity. Mutational analysis of hKir2.2v and studies of chimeras between hKir2.2 and hKir2.2v suggest that the intracellular C-terminal region of hKir2.2v participates in the negative regulation of the hKir2.2v channel activity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Medicine, Center for Biomedical Science, Chiba University, School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Namba
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inagaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gonoi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seino
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D009865:Oocytes; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D015221:Potassium Channels; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins