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inward-rectifier potassium channel

group of transmembrane proteins that passively transport potassium ions
Protein protein_family Q841456
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inward-rectifier potassium channel

Summary

inward-rectifier potassium channel is a protein family[1]. It draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (protein_family category, ranking #53 of 426).[2]

Key Facts

  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's instance of is recorded as protein family[3].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's instance of is recorded as group or class of transmembrane transport proteins[4].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's subclass of is recorded as potassium channel[5].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's subclass of is recorded as alpha-type channel[6].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's part of is recorded as lipid-gated ion channels[7].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's Commons category is recorded as Inwardly rectifying potassium channels[8].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D024661[9].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's has part is recorded as Potassium channel, inwardly rectifying, Kir, N-terminal[10].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/087p13[11].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's MeSH tree code is recorded as D12.776.157.530.400.600.450[12].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's MeSH tree code is recorded as D12.776.543.550.450.750.450[13].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's MeSH tree code is recorded as D12.776.543.585.400.750.450[14].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's molecular function is recorded as inward rectifier potassium channel activity[15].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's cell component is recorded as inward rectifier potassium channel complex[16].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's exact match is recorded as http://www.tcdb.org/search/result.php?tc=1.A.2[17].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0214230[18].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's InterPro ID is recorded as IPR016449[19].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 94924445[20].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's Transporter Classification Database ID is recorded as 1.A.2[21].
  • inward-rectifier potassium channel's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C94924445[22].

Why It Matters

inward-rectifier potassium channel draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (protein_family category, ranking #53 of 426).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Transporter Classification database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Transporter Classification database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . InterPro release 82.0. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . tcdb.org. Retrieved . tcdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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