G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels
"G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of inwardly-rectifying potassium channels that are activated by PERTUSSIS TOXIN sensitive G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS. GIRK potassium channels are primarily activated by the complex of GTP-BINDING PROTEIN BETA SUBUNITS and GTP-BINDING PROTEIN GAMMA SUBUNITS.
| Descriptor ID |
D051676
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.530.400.600.450.500 D12.776.543.550.450.750.450.500 D12.776.543.585.400.750.450.500
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| Concept/Terms |
G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels- G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels
- G Protein Coupled Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channels
- GIRK Potassium Channels
- Potassium Channels, GIRK
- G Protein-Activated Potassium Channels
- G Protein Activated Potassium Channels
- Kir3 Potassium Channels
- Potassium Channels, Kir3
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Selective Ablation of GIRK Channels in Dopamine Neurons Alters Behavioral Effects of Cocaine in Mice. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2017 02; 42(3):707-715.
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Methamphetamine self-administration in mice decreases GIRK channel-mediated currents in midbrain dopamine neurons. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2014 Oct 31; 18(5).