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Patent Granted 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[1] and they are also found in plants.[2] They are the targets of multiple toxins, and malfunction of the channels has been implicated in several diseases.