Gasterosteus aculeatus      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-Gaa-0003
ENSGACG00000000084.1
G3N485
2
iEKPD-Gaa-0046
ENSGACG00000001586.1
G3N9T3
3
iEKPD-Gaa-0090
ENSGACG00000003470.1
G3NGT9
4
iEKPD-Gaa-0357
ENSGACG00000012079.1
G3PEH8
5
iEKPD-Gaa-0427
ENSGACG00000014781.1
G3PPI4
6
iEKPD-Gaa-1518
ENSGACG00000019674.1
G3Q7Z0
7
iEKPD-Gaa-0250
ENSGACG00000008755.1
G3P1U4
WNK3