Silenced copy of a2 at HMR; similarity to Alpha2p; required along with a1p for inhibiting expression of the HO endonuclease in a/alpha HO/HO diploid cells with an active mating-type interconversion system
Predicted to enable inward rectifier potassium channel activity. Involved in short-term memory. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Predicted to be part of monoatomic ion channel complex. Expressed in HSNL; HSNR; and sensory neurons. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Bartter disease type 2; EAST syndrome; and Leber congenital amaurosis 16. Is an ortholog of human KCNJ10 (potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 10); KCNJ13 (potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 13); and KCNJ15 (potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 15).
Component of the Rpd3L histone deacetylase complex; zinc-finger inhibitor of HO transcription; mRNA is localized and translated in the distal tip of anaphase cells, resulting in accumulation of Ash1p in daughter cell nuclei and inhibition of HO expression; potential Cdc28p substrate
Enables inward rectifier potassium channel activity. Involved in regulation of G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway and regulation of egg-laying behavior. Located in neuron projection and neuronal cell body. Expressed in egg-laying apparatus; gonad; intestine; and neurons. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including glucose metabolism disease (multiple); heart conduction disease (multiple); and long QT syndrome (multiple). Is an ortholog of several human genes including KCNJ2 (potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 2); KCNJ3 (potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 3); and KCNJ4 (potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 4).