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Inwardly rectifying potassium channels (Kir IRK) are a specific subset of potassium selective ion channels. To date seven subfamilies have been identified in various mammalian cell types and they are also found in plants. They are the targets of multiple toxins and malfunction of the channels has been implicated in several diseases.

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