{"symbol":"KCNJ9","synonyms":["GIRK3","KIR3.3"],"name":"potassium channel, inwardly rectifying subfamily J, member 9","description":"Potassium channels are present in most mammalian cells, where they participate in a wide range of physiologic responses. The protein encoded by this gene is an integral membrane protein and inward-rectifier type potassium channel. The encoded protein, which has a greater tendency to allow potassium to flow into a cell rather than out of a cell, is controlled by G-proteins. It associates with another G-protein-activated potassium channel to form a heteromultimeric pore-forming complex. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":3765,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/3765","proteins":[{"symbol":"KCNJ9_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/KCNJ9_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Ion channels","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Ion+channels"}]}