Aegilops tauschii      Other/WNK


※ WNK family introduction

    WNK family kinase are serine/threonine kinase and are classified into Others family. Four genes have been found encoding the WNK kinases in human genome, WNK1-4. WNKs function diversity in different cells and tissues. Studies show that WNKs regulate three sodium transportes, including NKCC2, NCC and ENaC. What's more, WNKs can regulate aldosterone-regulated renal outer medullary potassium channel (ROMK). WNKs can also be regarded as molecular switches that modify tansporter acitvity depending on physiological demands. Furthermore, WNKs also appear to be part of a larger kinase network, such as Ste20-related kinase SPAK and serum and glucocorticoid inducible kinase 1 (SGK1). Mutations or abnormal expression will lead to familial hyperkalemic hypertension (1).

Reference
1. Hoorn, E.J. and Ellison, D.H. (2012) WNK kinases and the kidney. Exp Cell Res, 318, 1020-1026. PMID: 22405999.


There are 7 genes.  Reviewed (0 or Unreviewed (7

No.StatusiEKPD IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
iEKPD-Aet-0336
F775_08254
M8BBL6
4337579
2
iEKPD-Aet-1505
F775_27917
M8AL52
4343678
3
iEKPD-Aet-1501
F775_27802
M8CS75
4343738
4
iEKPD-Aet-0366
F775_08861
M8C1X5
F775_08861
5
iEKPD-Aet-0932
F775_17753
M8CZR4
F775_17753
6
iEKPD-Aet-1502
F775_27810
M8CEE1
F775_27810
7
iEKPD-Aet-1682
F775_43856
M8BZ18
F775_43856