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kcnj15

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nomenclature changes

08.23.2019 Human name has changed for Entrez Gene: 3772. From potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily J member 15 to potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 15.

Summary from NCBI for human KCNJ15

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 has a greater tendency to allow potassium to flow into a cell rather than out of a cell. Eight transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2013]