NCIt definition : ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channel 11 (390 aa, 44 kDa) is encoded by
the human KCNJ11 gene. This protein is involved in potassium ion transport and, as
part of the ATP-potassium channel complex with sulfonylurea receptor (SUR; ABCC8)
in pancreatic beta cells, the regulation of glucose-induced insulin secretion.;