Target Synonym: KCNJ3;GIRK1;KGA;KIR3.1
Storage: Store at -20°C Valid for 12 months. Avoid freeze / thaw cycles.
Background: 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 and plays an important role in regulating heartbeat. It associates with three other G-protein-activated potassium channels to form a heteromultimeric pore-forming complex that also couples to neurotransmitter receptors in the brain and whereby channel activation can inhibit action potential firing by hyperpolarizing the plasma membrane. These multimeric G-protein-gated inwardly-rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels may play a role in the pathophysiology of epilepsy, addiction, Down's syndrome, ataxia, and Parkinson's disease. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct proteins.
Buffer: PBS with 0.02% sodium azide,50% glycerol,pH7.3.
Immunogen: A synthetic peptide of human KCNJ3
Dilution: WB 1:500-1:2000
Calculated MW: 26kDa/56kDa
Observed MW: 56KDa