KCNJ13, Inward rectifier potassium channel 13, Inward rectifier K(+) channel Kir7.1, Potassium channel, inwardly rectifying subfamily J member 13

This gene encodes a member of the inwardly rectifying potassium channel family of proteins. Members of this family form ion channel pores that allow potassium ions to pass into a cell. The encoded protein belongs to a subfamily of low signal channel conductance proteins that have a low dependence on potassium concentration. Mutations in this gene are associated with snowflake vitreoretinal degeneration. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.