KCNJ6

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18028178
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KCNJ6

Summary

KCNJ6 is a gene[1]. KCNJ6 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • KCNJ6's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • KCNJ6 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • KCNJ6's Commons category is recorded as KCNJ6[5].
  • KCNJ6's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 1688[6].
  • KCNJ6's genomic start is recorded as 38979678[7].
  • KCNJ6's genomic start is recorded as 37607373[8].
  • KCNJ6's genomic end is recorded as 39288749[9].
  • KCNJ6's genomic end is recorded as 38121345[10].
  • KCNJ6's ortholog is recorded as Kcnj6[11].
  • KCNJ6's ortholog is recorded as Kcnj6[12].
  • KCNJ6's ortholog is recorded as kcnj6[13].
  • KCNJ6's encodes is recorded as Potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 6[14].
  • KCNJ6's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[15].
  • KCNJ6's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 21[16].
  • KCNJ6's genetic association is recorded as alcohol abuse[17].
  • KCNJ6's genetic association is recorded as Keppen–Lubinsky syndrome[18].
  • KCNJ6's strand orientation is recorded as reverse strand[19].
  • KCNJ6's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/3763[20].
  • KCNJ6's cytogenetic location is recorded as 21q22.13[21].
  • KCNJ6's expressed in is recorded as pars reticulata[22].
  • KCNJ6's expressed in is recorded as pars compacta[23].
  • KCNJ6's expressed in is recorded as middle temporal gyrus[24].
  • KCNJ6's expressed in is recorded as Brodmann area 23[25].
  • KCNJ6's expressed in is recorded as frontal pole[26].
  • KCNJ6's expressed in is recorded as postcentral gyrus[27].

Why It Matters

KCNJ6 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hgnc gene symbol KCNJ6
    Genetic association alcohol abuse, Keppen–Lubinsky syndrome
    Refseq rna id NM_002240
    Exact match http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/3763
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