International Union of Pharmacology. LIV. Nomenclature and Molecular Relationships of Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channels

Abstract
Since the initial cDNA cloning of the first inward rectifiers Kir1.1 (ROMK1) and Kir2.1 (IRK1) in 1993, a succession of new members of this family have been identified, including the G protein-coupled Kir3 and the ATP-sensitive Kir6. These channels play an important physiological role in the