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Automatically associated channels: Kir1.1

Title: Cloning and functional expression of a novel isoform of ROMK inwardly rectifying ATP-dependent K+ channel, ROMK6 (Kir1.1f).

Authors: C Kondo, S Isomoto, S Matsumoto, M Yamada, Y Horio, S Yamashita, K Takemura-Kameda, Y Matsuzawa, Y Kurachi

Journal, date & volume: FEBS Lett., 1996 Dec 9 , 399, 122-6

PubMed link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8980134

Abstract
We have identified from rat kidney a novel isoform of ROMK/Kir1.1, designated ROMK6/Kir1.1f. ROMK6 was nearly identical to ROMK1, but possessed an 122-bp insertion in the 5' region. Its deduced amino acid sequence was shorter by 19 amino acids than that of ROMK1 in the amino-terminus. Unlike other previously reported ROMK isoforms, ROMK6 mRNA was ubiquitously expressed in various tissues, including kidney, brain, heart, liver, pancreas and skeletal muscle. Xenopus oocytes injected with ROMK6 cRNA expressed a Ba2+-sensitive weakly inwardly rectifying K+ current. These results indicate that ROMK6 is a novel functional K+ channel and might be involved in K+ secretion in various tissue.