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Kcnj13 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Kcnj13
  • Name
    potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 13
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:87314085-87322451 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 44.30 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    134 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_3781032
 protein coding gene Chr1:87312299-87322451 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200037531
 protein coding gene Chr1:84554578-84562929 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195030243
 protein coding gene Chr1:84115037-84123388 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220040991
 protein coding gene Chr1:84233792-84242158 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180014901
 protein coding gene Chr1:84403257-84411623 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175001296
 protein coding gene Chr1:84289413-84297764 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215026859
 protein coding gene Chr1:84205154-84213520 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014380
 protein coding gene Chr1:79872682-79881051 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005006738
 protein coding gene Chr1:83847825-83856124 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210011936
 protein coding gene Chr1:84127539-84135905 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185016349
 protein coding gene Chr1:88599367-88607718 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205041044
 protein coding gene Chr1:83549059-83557410 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000014679
 protein coding gene Chr1:87355490-87363909 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230019024
 protein coding gene Chr1:87884104-87892455 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190020283
 protein coding gene Chr1:84182748-84191114 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225002889
 protein coding gene Chr1:91786819-91795170 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010045416
 protein coding gene Chr1:83737720-83746143 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010043346
 protein coding gene Chr1:85756273-85764703 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005035828
 protein coding gene Chr1:83777694-83786059 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    KCNJ13, potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 13
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    KCNJ13, potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 13
  • Synonyms
    KIR1.4, KIR7.1, LCA16, SVD
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3769
    UniProt: O60928

  • Chr Location
    2q37.1; chr2:232765802-232776565 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human KCNJ13 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    20 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    21 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygous mutant null mice die shortly after birth, exhibit cleft palate and pulmonary abnormalities in embryonic lungs.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    26
  • GO References
    8
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    636
  • Tissues
    26
  • cDNA Data
    3
  • Literature Summary
    7
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000079436 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 8367 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000113212 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1270 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000108838 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 360 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      2 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000002054 inward rectifier potassium channel 13
      (term hierarchy)
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR014756 Immunoglobulin E-set
      IPR008062 Inward rectifier potassium channel 13
      IPR041647 Inward rectifier potassium channel, C-terminal
      IPR016449 Potassium channel, inwardly rectifying, Kir
      IPR013518 Potassium channel, inwardly rectifying, Kir, cytoplasmic
      IPR040445 Potassium channel, inwardly rectifying, transmembrane domain
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 4
      cDNA 3
      Primer pair 1
      Antibodies 2

      Microarray probesets 2
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 48
      Developmental Gene Expression 7
      Gene Ontology 8
      Phenotypes 21
    • Earliest
      J:134667 Roderick TH, et al., Two radiation-induced chromosomal inversions in mice (Mus musculus). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1970 Oct;67(2):961-7
    • Latest
      J:386568 Henao JC, et al., Role of the Choroid Plexus Kir7.1 Channel in the Regulation of Mouse Cerebrospinal Fluid K(+) Concentration. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2025 Dec;241(12):e70129
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    09/08/2026
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